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Taj Mahal
MGT 315
(CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING)
TOPIC : GEO TORISM (TAJ MAHAL)
PREPAID BY :
SITI SAFFIYYAH

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CONTENTS | PAGE | Acknowledgement | | | | Taj Mahal | | History of Taj Mahal | | Building materials used for the construction | | The attractive of Taj Mahal | | * Interior | | * Exterior | | Location | | Picture of Taj Mahal | | Conclusion | | References | |

ACKNOWLEGEMENT

Special thanks for everyone especially our beloved sir IRWAN because always give new knowledge to us for prepared this assignment.We are so proud to be your student. Your care,guiding , attention and correcting to us is really benefit.We will remember and used it forever although in working time.
Not forget to all friend,thanks because always supported and helps us when doing this assignment. We also happy having a friends like you all.The moments with you all can not be arise from our mind.
We got so many knowlegde and information when doing this assignment although we are not going to India yet.We are so enjoy to learn and know more about the georism especially about Taj Mahal. Wish we luck for our success. Thank you.

BACKGROUND

The epitome of love, the elegy in marble, Taj Mahal is one of the most graceful and extravagant monuments in India. The seventh wonder of the world, it attracts thousands of tourists every year. A symbol of endless love and devotion of Emperor Shah Jehan to his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal, the Taj is a befitting tribute to so romantic-a-love story and so divine an emotion that binds two souls forever. Mumtaz Mahal was a Muslim Persian Princess (her name, Arjumand Banu Begum before marriage) and Shah Jahan was the son of The Mughal Emperor Jehangir and grandson of Aktar The Great. He was at the age 14 that he met Mumtaz and fell in love with her. A visit to Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of Mumtaz, is a rare experience. It has become a signature monument of Indian architecture and someone
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