In the ‘trabeate’ style of architecture a horizontal beam was placed across two vertical columns. In the ‘arcuate’ style arches are utilized.

A shikhara is a tower-like structure on top of a temple.

Pietra-Dura is a technique where colored, hard stones were placed in depressions carved into marble or sandstone, thereby creating beautiful and ornate patterns.

The major element of a Mughal Chahar–Bagh garden was the symmetric division of the garden into quarters.