The tomb of mirza ghazi baig, a typical octagonal brick structure whose dome is covered in blue and turquoise glazed tiles. Pavilion or canopy tombs (chattri maqbara or umbrella tomb) are another typical Indo-Islamic architectural feature, as well as enclosure tombs. The Mughal period is represented by tombs on the southern side of the necropolis, including the mausoleum of Mirza Jani and Mirza Ghazi Baig.
Through this historic site is protected under the Antiquities Act and is also on the world heritage list, no watch and guard system has been put in place to prevent stealing of stones and slabs by the people who sell them in the market at high prices to make fortunes.
If, on the one hand, the beauty of Makli is threatened by the decay caused by the local climatic conditions, encroachments and pilferage of precious tiles remain another grave danger to its existence. The salty air carried by the monsoons has a corrosive effect on the bricks.
