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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.
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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
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 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.
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Garden of Taj Mahal
The Persian style 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.
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Building of Taj
Mahal
Besides the miraculous architectural features and the elaborate ornamentation
of the Taj Mahal, many additional features, which can often be overlooked, help
complement and enhance this spectacular monument.
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Building
Details of Taj Mahal
Chief Builders
Despite
several controversies that claim that the Taj Mahal was designed by an Italian
Geronimo Veroneo, or a French silversmith Austin de Bordeaux, the first real
evidence of the architect's identity emerged in the 1930s when a seventeenth
century manuscript called the Diwan-i-Muhandis was found to mention the Taj
Mahal.
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Actual Tomb of
Taj Mahal
The
Taj Mahal is situated more than 900 ft. (275 m.) away from the entrance at the
opposite end of the garden. Towering almost 200 ft. (76m.) in height, the tomb
stands on its own marble plinth, which rests on a red sandstone platform that
serves to level the land as it slopes to the river. Four tall minarets rise
up from the corners of the white marble plinth.
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Excursions
of Taj Mahal
Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary
This magnificent bird haven in actual came into being paradoxically as a duck
shooting preserve for Maharaja Suraj Mull of Bharatpur. He transformed the shallow
depression formed by the confluence of River Gambhir and River Banganga into
a reservoir by damming the rainwater in monsoons.
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How to Reach Taj
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Mosque of Taj Mahal
On
either side of the Taj Mahal are buildings of red sandstone. The one to the
west is a Mosque. It faces towards Mecca and is used for prayer.
Before we have a look at the mosque, let us
take note of a small stone enclosure along the western boundary wall where the
well of the Mosque is located.
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Inside The 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.
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Pictures of Taj Mahal
