Taj Mahal

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.

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.

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.

India's Red Fort

The building of this masterpiece began in 1639 and finished in 1648. It lies along the Yamuna River which fed the moats surrounding the walls.

Red Fort

The fort was the palace for the Emperor Shah Jahan's capitol, Shanjahanabad the seventh's city in Delhi's site. It is one of the most haunting for tourist sites in the world. It's purpose was fol keeping invaders away. The Red Fort still towering toward the sky today. It is a big and heavy reminder of the might and power of the Mughal Empire. It's name symbolise the massive red sandstone walls surrounding it. Today the Red Fort I known as Lal Quila and is a big attraction in Delhi. The insides shows the remarkable and genious exquisite buildings,decorations and air condition system. It is also a historic for the modern India. The Fort was the scene of Indian uprising of 1857 and for India's Independence Day, 15th of August, the Prime Minister addresses the nation from the Red Fort. The Red Fort was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.

Red Fort at night

Today the fort is one of the most popular tourists sites in the older part of Delhi. Each year more then thousand visitors come to enjoy it's beauty. At a point of time over 3,000 people used to live inside the Fort's complex. After the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 Britain capture it and the palace was destroyed and made as a British-Indian Army headquarters.

In present the sound and light show which describes the Mughal history is a big night event for the tourists.

Now the general condition of the architectural features is mixed. There are no water in the water features. Some buildings are in slightly good condition but others like the marble inlay flowers have been remove by vandals, but even in this condition The Red Fort still attracts a huge number of international tourists which is great for India.