The Tomb of Akbar at Sikandra (1604-13): A pavilion larger than Humayun's in the center of a larger chahar bagh, this tiered composition of four planes above the plinth creates an horizontal axis that terminates with a cenotaph open to the sky.

 

The main facade of the tomb.   The main enterance of the funerary garden with its four side minarets, imbuing the otherwise Indian mausoleum with some Islamic symbols.   Detail of the Tomb's facade showing the preponderance of chatris.

 

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