" ABOUT TAJ MAHAL "
Taj
Mahal Location
Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal and once the capital of the Mughal empire,
has several monuments which display the splendour of Mughal architecture. It
was here that Babar, the founder of the dynasty, had the first formal
Persian garden laid out on the banks of the river Yamuna. Akbar, his
grandson, raised the towering ramparts of the great Red Fort, within whose
walls Jahangir built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens, and which
Shahajahan embellished with marble mosques, palaces and pavilions of
gem-inlaid white marble.
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Taj Mahal Story
The story of Taj Mahal reflects the intensity of love. The fairy tale began
when walking through the bazaar of Agra prince qhurram saw a girl. The girl
was exceptionally beautiful. It was a love at first sight for both of them.
After five years, on an auspicious day they were married and from that
moment began the great epic of love.
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Taj Mahal History
The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in memory of his beloved wife,
Arjumarid Bano Begum; popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in A.H. 1040
(A.D. 1630). Her last wish to her husband was "to build a tomb in her
memory such as the world had never seen before". Thus emperor Shah
Jahan set about building this fairy tale like marvel.
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Taj Mahal
Architecture
The city of Agra is world famous for the Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal
emperor Shahjahan in memory of his beloved wife. However, it is also famous
for the Agra Fort, which is a veritable treasure trove of the Mughal
architectural tradition. The various buildings within this sprawling fort
complex represent the assimilation of different cultures, which was the mark
of the Mughal period.
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Taj Mahal Garden
The lush green garden expands from the main gateway to the plinth, over
which stands the tomb. The garden in essense is based on symmetry and
geometrical measurements. The Persian style garden has a close link with
paradise, since Quran describes paradise as a beautiful garden.
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Mumtaz Mahal
The story of Taj Mahal is inseparable from the life of Mumtaz Mahal who was
the chief queen of Shahjahan. Prince Khurram, as Shahjahan was known before
he became the Mughal emperor, was a handsome twenty-year-old man, when he
was betrothed to Mumtaz. It is said that the imperial capital of Agra was
agog with the description of her beauty at the time of the betrothal. The
maiden name of Mumtaz Mahal was Arjumand Banu Begum. Prince Khurram had been
married twice before he met and married Mumtaz Mahal. Mumtaz bore him 13
children and accompanied him wherever he went.
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Inside Taj Mahal
The interior of the mausoleum comprises a lofty central chamber, a crypt
immediately below this and four octagonal corner rooms originally intended
to house the graves of other royal family members. In the centre are the
cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's cenotaph is to the
left and is higher than that of his beloved which rests immediately below
the dome.
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Pictures of Taj
Mahal
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