History Of Taj
Mahal
The Taj Mahal is located in India, also one of the seven
wonders of the world for the reasons more than just looking magnificent. The
Taj Mahal built by a Mughal emperor names Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz. They
married in 1612 and had seven children.
In 1628 Shah Jahan become the Moghal Emperor. After three years later
his beloved wife died shortly after child birth. In 1632 Shah Jahan start the
project of Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal is located in the bank of the Yamuna River.
Masons, stone cutters,in layers,carvers, painters, calligraphers and others requisitioned from hole of the empire and
also from Asia and Iran, and it took approximately 22 years to complete
constructions with estimated 20,000 workers. The building surrounded by 138 ft., minarets and sits on a 315 ft square marble platform. The building is build in
an Islamic style of architecture. After an expenditure of approximately 32
million rupees , Taj mahal was finally completed in the year 1653.
Next to her tomb, is the tomb for Shaj Jahan . The bodies of
the two are buries in a crypt below the building.The entire plan of the Taj
Mahal is symmetrical, with one exception. Symmetrical means that one side of the
building could mirror the other side if cut down the middle.
After completion of the Taj Mahal the Shah Jahan was
overthrown by his son Aurangzeb and was put under house arrest near by Agra Fort. He wanted to be buried at the Taj Mahal with with
Mumtaz.His family honored his dying wish and Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal now feel
love symbol at the Taj Mahal.
