TAJ MAHALAgra's Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in the world, the mausoleum of Shah Jahan's favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the New 7 Wonders of the world, and one of three World Heritage Site in Agra, the others being Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
Completed in 1653 A D the Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as the final resting place for his favorite Queen, Mumtaz Finished in by Marble it is perhaps India most fascinating and beautiful monument. These perfectly symmetrical monuments took 22 years (1630-1652) of hard labor and 20,000 workers, Masons and Jewelers to built and are set amidst landscaped gardens. Built by the Persian architect, Ustad Isa, The Taj Mahal stays on the bank of River Yamuna. It is a masterpiece of symmetry, Seeming to be floating in the air from a distance, and each revealed as an illusion experienced as one enters through the main gate. The verses of Holy Koran as inscribed on it and at the top of gate 22 small domes, signifying the number of years the monument took to built. The Taj Mahal has been built on a Marvel Platform that stands above a sandstone one. The most elegant dome of the Taj, with diameter of 60 feet’s, raises 80 feet’s, and over the building and directly under the dome is the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Fantastic Inlay works using semi-precious stones decorate and interiors.
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