Taj Mahal TourAttractions

Taj Mahal, The epitome of love, the elegy of marble, The Taj Mahal one of the most beautiful, scenic & extravagant monuments in India. Also Taj Mahal in Agra is considered as one of the eight wonders of the world, This symbol of Love, Taj Mahal was built (1631-1653) by the endeavor of 22 thousands labors & designer who made the fort by order of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s. The fort was designed on the name of his beloved queen Mumtaj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is appropriate tribute to so a romantic love story and so divine indoctrination that binds two souls forever. Mumtaz Mahal was the second, and favorite, wife of Shah Jahan.

History & Architecture:-
The Taj Mahal was built by the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Mumtaj Mahal died while giving birth to their 14th child. It is believed that during her last moments, Mumtaz Mahal obtained a promise from Shah Jahan that he will build world’s most beautiful monument in her memory. Taj Mahal symbolizes unending love of a man for his wife. The body of the queen was buried temporarily in the Zainabadi Garden in Burhanpur and moved to Agra after six months.

The main building is built of marble and is square in plan with chamfered corners. Each side of the corner has an Iwan adorned with calligraphy. There are small rectangular double arches one over the other on both sides of the Iwan. The arched alcoves of equal sizes are semi-octagonal. The pilasters demark each section of the façade on both side, which rises from plinth of the tomb up to the frieze and are topped by beautiful pinnacles with lotus buds and finials. A shadowy burial crypt inside the Taj Mahal houses the tombs of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Above these tombs is the main chamber that has the false tombs, typical of mausoleums of the Mughals. Perforated marble screens were used to transmit light into the central chamber.

The Taj Mahal is set on a raised platform that is 6.6 meters (20 ft) high and covers an area of 93.9 sq. meters (313 sq ft). The corner minarets are 41.1 meters (137 ft) high. The main structure is 62 meters (186 ft) on each side. In contrast to the gleaming white marble of the mausoleum, there is a pair of red sandstone buildings flanking the tomb to the west and to the east; the western building is a mosque, while the other, sometimes called the guest house or museum, was built to complete the symmetry of the scene. The water causeway and fountains beautifully join the gateway and the tomb in perfect similarity.There are numerous significant and striking elements in the Taj Mahal. The marvelously graceful piedra dura (or stone inlay work) that Adorns many surfaces.

This includes the three major elements of the Muslim decorative arts: the sayings from the Q'uran, geometrical shapes and a variety of plant forms and flowers, often repeated as borders. The marble and precious stone inlays are so skillfully fit together that one can hardly detect a seam, even with close examination. The calligraphy of sayings from the Q'uran on the mausoleum, the letters gradually increase in size as they go up the side of the structure, so that from the ground all letters appear perfectly uniform. Perhaps, however, the greatest impact is how all of its parts fit together so perfectly, making the entire complex much greater than the sum of its parts.