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Construction in : 1631 Completed In: 1653 How much Time Taken: 22 years Built By: Shah Jahan Dedicated to: Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Bano Begum), the wife of Shah Jahan Location: Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Construction Cost: 32 crore rupees Number of workers: 20,000 Highlights: One of the Seven Wonders of the World
About Taj Mahal
The mean of Taj Mahal is "Crown Palace" and is in fact the most well preserved and architecturally beautiful tomb in the world. Taj Mahal stands on the bank of River Yamuna, which otherwise serves as a wide moat defending the Great Red Fort of Agra, the center of the Mughal emperors until they moved their capital to Delhi in 1637.
History of Taj Mahal
One of the wonders of the world "Taj Mahal" has a beautiful love story behind its construction. Taj Mahal love story is about Shah Jahan and 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 constructed this wonder of world “Taj Mahal”.
Architecture of Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal architecture is a kind of fusion of Persian, Central Asian and Islamic architecture. As per this concept, each element maintains its own identity and yet perfectly merges with the main structure.
Taj Mahal covers an area of 60 bighas, as the terrain gradually sloped from south to north, towards the river, in the form of descending terraces. At the southern point is the forecourt with the main gate in front and tombs of Akbarabadi Begum and Fatehpuri Begum, two other queens of Shah Jahan, on its south-east and south-west corners respectively called Saheli Burj 1 and 2.
On the second terrace is a spacious square garden, with side pavilions. It is divided into four quarters by broad shallow canals of water, with wide walkways and cypress avenues on the sides. The water channels and fountains are fed by overhead water tanks. These four quarters are further divided into the smaller quarters by broad causeways, so that the whole scheme is in a perfect char-bagh.
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Construction in : 1631