Friday, March 7, 2008

Taj Mahal - Tourist Haven in India.

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Tajmahal Agra

TajMahal- Agra


Taj Mahal in Agra India is a monument that has inspired poets and architects to rapture. The Taj Mahal is a memorial to everlasting love. Prince Khurram was the son of Jahangir the Mughal Emperor. Khurram told his father the Emperor that he had found his bride. Five years later they were married and from then on they were inseparable. Khurram ascended to the throne, as Shah Jahan - "the ruler of the world" in 1628. Arjumand Banu Begum was called Mumtaz Mahal - the chosen one of the place and was Shah Jahan's constant companion. She died shortly after giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. Her dying wish was that Shah Jahan would build her a mausoleum unrivalled in beauty anywhere in the world

The Indian poet and Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore described the Taj Mahal as a teardrop that glistened "spotlessly bright on the cheek of time..." For the next 22 years the work continued and drained the Mughal treasury of 32 million rupees.

History Of Tajmahal


The Taj Mahal was built between the years 1631 A.D. and 1648 A.D. A colony of 20,000 workers lived near the site in the area now called Tajgunj, and worked on constructing this Mughal monument in Agra. The workers were lead by the superintendent of masons Muhammed Hanif. The design was by the Persian architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The dome was constructed by Ismail Khan Afridi of Turkey. The poet Ghiyasuddin composed the verses that appear on the tombstones of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan and the calligraphy was designed by Amanat Khan Shirazi, whose name can be seen on one of the gates of the Taj Mahal Agra India. The architecture of the Taj Mahal owes its perfection to the work of many great craftsmen.

The Taj Mahal is situated on a raised platform that is over 6 meters high. The actual tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal are in the basement below this platform. The main building surmounted by a curving dome is over 60 meters long on each side. The dome rises to a height of over 60 meters at its pinnacle. The platform covers an area of almost 94 sq meters. A tall minaret of over 40 meters reaches up to the sky at each corner of the platform.

Today the Taj Mahal in Agra India stands as a symbol of eternal love, which continues to mesmerize tourists from around the world. You can enjoy seeing the Taj Mahal in Agra India on tours to Agra India with Taj Hub.

Location of TajMahal:-


The location of the Taj Mahal in Agra India, is within a formal garden on a bank of the River Yamuna. The Taj Mahal consists of a group of structures including a mosque and guesthouse built of red sandstone and the main structure, which houses both the real and the decorative tombs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal is located in Agra India. Agra is a historic town in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra was previously the capital of the Mughal Empire.

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