Now standing as a part of the New Seven Wonders of our world is the glorious and magnificent dedication to the love called Taj Mahal. Build by Shah Janhan for the honor to the his beloved wife. She died giving birth to Shah's 14
th child.
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| Taj Mahal |
The building of the monument took 22 years and 20 000 skilled craftsmen from India and abroad. It was finished in 1653. Taj Mahal is a fabulous complex which inludes the dome made from white marble, the wonderful garden with fountains and many other eye catching things. Inside the Janhan's wife tomb you can find immaculate sculptures, inlaid designs of flowers and calligraphy made from gems. The monument is a fine example for the Mughal architecture using elements from Persia's, Islamic and Indian style for building. In 1983 Taj Mahal became the next UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since the year 2003 more than 3 million tourists comes to see the 171 meters high marble from the city of Agra.
Decorations like the Exterior are the best in Mughal architectural history. It has a proportionally refined decorations which follow the changing surface area. Decorations were made using hard work and stucco, pain and carvings. The text are signs of judgment and include:
Surah 91 – The Sun
Surah 112 – The Purity of Faith
Surah 89 – Daybreak
Surah 93 – Morning Light
Surah 95 – The Fig
Surah 94 – The Solace
Surah 36 – Ya Sin
Surah 81 – The Folding Up
Surah 82 – The Cleaving Asunder
Surah 84 – The Rending Asunder
Surah 98 – The Evidence
Surah 67 – Dominion
Surah 48 – Victory
Surah 77 – Those Sent Forth
Surah 39 – The Crowds
The interior decorations are far beyond standart decorative elements. They are from lapidary of precious and semiprecious gemstones.
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| Taj Mahal Mosque Interior Hall |
The famous
Taj Mahal garden is a 300 square metres charbagh or known as Mughal Garden. It's quarters are divided by raised parthways. The raised marble tank is called Hawd al-Kawthar which is close in architectural look to the “Tank of Abundance” promised to Muhammad.
By the end of 19
th century bits of Taj Mahal have fallen badly in non repair state. British soldiers defaced it in the time of the Indian rebellion of 1857.
But even after such harsh life Taj Mahal is still being one of the best tourists sites in the world of today.
