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Sunday, July 24, 2011

INDIA : The Tadj Mahall, a symbol of love and desire


The Taj Mahal is one of the world's historic sites is a symbol of love and desire. The Taj Mahal is located in northern India, precisely in the town of Uttar Pradesh, Agra. The Taj Mahal was built on the edge of the river Yamuna. The Taj Mahal is known as an example of Indian Muslim architecture. In addition, The Taj Mahal is remembered as a symbol of eternal love Emperor Shan Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Mogul emperor built The Taj Mahal to the fifth between the years 1631-1648 to commemorate, Arjuman Bano Begum, better known as Mumtaz Mahal.

Initially, Shan Jahan mosque just mention it only as a tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, but eventually develop into the Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal when translated means''crown''Palace, an extension of the name Mumtaz Mahal who came from Persia.

Mumtaz Mahal died at the age of 39, when giving birth to 14th child in 1631. The death of the Empress made ​​the king so grieved. Before he died,''advised Mumtaz want to made a tomb that had never seen the world before his memory.''Be Jahan then mobilize 20 thousand workers to fulfill his wife's message.

Building materials imported from all over India and Central Asia by using the 1000 elephant. The main dome and stand 57 meters.

28 beautiful stones from various parts of Asia are used. Like the red sandstone of Fatehpur Sikri, jasper from Punjab, jade and crystal from China, turquoise from Tibet, lapis lazuli and sapphires from Sri Lanka, coal and stone kornelian of Arabic, and diamonds from Panna. The floor was made ​​of the luminous marble of Makrana, Rajasthan.

Unlike other Mughal tombs, the Taj Mahal gardens are in front of the tomb. Taj Mahal is the background sky, so the Taj Mahal looks so sparkling with color. The composition of shapes and lines perfectly symmetrical.


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