A building made out of this material contains a prominent sloping Bengal roof that some theorize was designed by the Italian Geronimo Veroneo. This material makes up the outer layer of the double-layered dome of Humayun’s Tomb. The Naulakha (“naw-luh-kuh”) Pavilion and Moti Masjid, both inside the Lahore Fort, were built using this material’s Makrana variety. A jewel box-shaped building named after I’timād-ud-Daulah (“ih-tee-mad-ooh-DAO-lah”) is known as the “Baby” version of a larger monument made from this material, which is used as a base in classic pietra dura artworks. This material eclipsed red sandstone in popularity as a building material due to architects like Ustad Ahmad Lahori. A building made of this material is opposite a reflecting pool on the banks of the Yamuna and was built as a mausoleum for the emperor Shah Jahan’s wife Mumtaz. For 10 points, name this material that gives a white appearance to the Taj Mahal. ■END■
ANSWER: marble [accept Makrana marble; prompt on stone or rock] (The Tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah is called the “Baby Taj.”)
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