The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal may be a mausoleum located in India, within the city of Agra. The emblematic monument of this country, it's in white marble finely chiseled. it had been built between 1631 and 1653 under the command of Shah Jahan so as to shelter the tomb of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth during the delivery of their 14th child. Mumtaz Mahal was also called Arjumand Bano Begum. The Taj Mahal may be a marvel of Mughal architecture, at the crossroads of Islamic, Iranian, Persian and Indian styles.

The Taj Mahal has been ready to undergo history without suffering any particular damage, which makes it possible to admire it nowadays because it was at its construction. If the mausoleum is that the best known, it's not necessary to scale back this monument to the present marble construction, the Taj Mahal is actually a group of buildings, gardens, lakes and fountains with perfectly organized symmetry contained during a rectangular ground of 580 by 305 meters. It includes two mosques, one among which is unused because it's not oriented towards Mecca, symmetry obligatory, three Iranian-style gates, three red brick buildings, a central fountain and 4 bodies of water organized during a cross. The Taj Mahal is visited annually by 4 million visitors, making it the foremost visited monument in India. it's also the foremost famous monument in India, and its symbol, like the Statue of Liberty is for the us , the Eiffel Tower for France, or the statue of Christ the Redeemer for Brazil.

Thousands of people come from different places every year to see the Taj Mahal. This

Peace is very nice to see and very beautiful.