The famous monument from Agra, India. I went to the site when I was 6 I think and barely remember much except the tombs inside and the photo opp outside. From the pictures I gathered recently, I realized I would love to go again with my camera. Considering the size and detailed ornamentation on the monument, it would be as fun as I imagine.

I did the next best thing for now - creating a 3d model in Maya. I tried to be accurate in terms of geometry and to a lesser degree, the ornamentation. I hope you like it.

The model took a day but texturing it took longer than expected as I kept adding more minute details in, hoping to make it more and more accurate. I used many snapshots by visitors as reference. Click on the images below for larger versions.

Click here to see the texture map.

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Bump map on the model

Wireframe on the model

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