The Taj Mahal

For couple of decades, the Taj Mahal has attracted national and international tourists. It is said to be a most clean and tidy architectural designs of the contemporary world.

It has drawn persons from all strolls of life to observer this supreme memorial and couple of have been unmoved by its unmatched beauty. Not only was the Taj Mahal an emblem of Shah Jahan's love for his life partner (wife), it furthermore embraced a conceive combing distinct heritage and was constructed with a sophistication unidentified to the period. Persian for crest and castle, the Taj Mahal was constructed for the wife of Shah Jahan to memoralize her. Jahan's wife, Mumtaz Mahal, convert as First Lady of the Palace, past away after the birth of her 14th child. The Taj Mahal stands in the town of Agra, India, established in the to the north state of Uttar Pradesh on the banks of the Yamuna River.

The conceive of the Taj Mahal was a blend of Islamic, Persian, Hindu and previous Mughal architecture. (Ahmed, 62) Hindu craftsman, sculptors and stonecutters were engaged in conceiving the Taj. The Taj Mahal was enclosed by the Charbagh Garden, which was presented to India by the first Mughal emperor Babur. Babur opened his inspiration for the flower beds from the Persians. The flower bed was conceived as a rectangle and destined as a reflection of a perfect garden. The perimeter of the Taj Mahal was enclosed by partitions except for the edge opposite the river. Outside the perimeter of the Taj Mahal there were some other mausoleums and structures. Majority of the exterior organizations were constructed mainly out of red sandstone.

The building of the Taj Mahal started between 1631 and 1654 by a workforce of 20,000, which were employed from all over to the north India. ...