Taj Mahal ताज महल تاج محل | Southern view of the Taj Mahal. | Location | Agra‚ India | Coordinates | 27.174799°N 78.042111°E | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Built | 1632–1653[citation needed] | Architect | Ustad Ahmad Lahauri | Architectural style(s) | Mughal | Visitation | More than 3 million (in 2003) | | UNESCO World Heritage Site | Type | Cultural | Criteria | i | Designated | 1983 (7th session) | Reference # | 252 | State Party | India | Region | Asia-Pacific
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The effect of air pollution on the Taj Mahal As said by Mark Twain‚ ‘’ The world is split into two parts‚ those that have seen the Taj Mahal and those who have not’’. The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World for reasons more than just looking magnificent. It’s the history of the Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence. It depicts a clear example of how deeply a man loved his wife‚ that even after she remained but a memory‚ he made sure that this memory would never fade
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MGT 315 (CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING) TOPIC : GEO TORISM (TAJ MAHAL) PREPAID BY : SITI SAFFIYYAH TABLE OF CONTENTS 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
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The Taj Mahal is a historical monument. It is situated on the bank of Yamuna river in Agra. It is a beautiful tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is called the wonder of the world. It was made by Emperor Shahjahan in the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is made of pure white marble of Makrana. Thousands of visitors come to see this wonderful building of Love in Agra every year. Thousands of artists‚ artisans and workers worked for twenty years to complete it. About 20 crores of rupees were
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third wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal‚ died during the birth of their 14th child‚ Gauhara Begum.[13] Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632.[14] The court chronicles of Shah Jahan’s grief illustrate the love story traditionally held as an inspiration for Taj Mahal.[15][16] The principal mausoleum was completed in 1648 and the surrounding buildings and garden were finished five years later. Emperor Shah Jahan himself described the Taj in these words:[17] Shah Jahan‚ who commissioned the Taj Mahal -"Shah jahan
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------------------------------------------------- Taj Mahal For other uses‚ see Taj Mahal (disambiguation). Taj Mahal تاج محل ताज महल | Southern view of the Taj Mahal. | Location | Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India | Coordinates | 27.174799°N 78.042111°E | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Built | 1632–1653[citation needed] | Architect | Ustad Ahmad Lahauri | Architectural style(s) | Mughal architecture | Visitation | More than 3 million (in 2003) | | UNESCO World Heritage Site
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koch EBBA KOCH THE TAJ MAHAL: ARCHITECTURE‚ SYMBOLISM‚ AND URBAN SIGNIFICANCE Much has been written on the Taj Mahal‚ but little has been said about its architecture. There has been only one interpretation of the symbolism of the mausoleum‚1 and the urban situation of the monument in the city of Agra has been almost entirely neglected. In brief form‚ this essay presents the main results of a recently completed monograph in which I address these issues.2 The Taj Mahal is the Mughals’ great contribution
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"Taj Mahal" I think a gigantic funerary mosque of white marble‚ built in Agra by order of the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife‚ the Taj Mahal is the most perfect jewel of Moslem art in India and is one of the universally admired architectures of the world’s heritage. Not only see the beautiful Taj Mahal from the video‚ I also knew the history of itself and its country. A white marble tomb sums up many of the formal themes that have played through Islamic architecture
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crescendo of architecture. It is more than 350 years old. Its unique beauty attracts the attention of the people of the country and foreign countries. A large number of people come to see it everyday. The map of Taj Mahal was prepared by the Ustad Ahmed of Lahore. The construction of Taj Mahal began in 1631 A.D. Twenty thousand workers constructed it in twenty years. Acording to Dewan-e Afridi‚ 9 crores 16 lakh rupees were spent in its construction. The outline and sample of Taj was made by an architect
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see the Taj Mahal. At Agra besides the Taj Mahal they can also seen the Agra Fort and Fathepuri Sikri which was for some time the capital of Moghul Emperor‚ Shahjahan. Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. It has both historical as well as cultural value. It is built on the banks of the river Jamuna. Taj Mahal was built by the Moghul Emperor Shahjahan as a mausoleum of his beloved wife Arjmand Begum popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal‚ who died in 1630 A.D. Taj Mahal is an architectural
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