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Completed in 1653 A.D., The Taj Mahal built by the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as the final resting place
for his favourite Queen, Mumtaz. Finished in by Marvel,
it is perhaps India most fascinating and beautiful monument.
This perfectly symmetrical monuments took 22 years (1630-1652)
of hard labour and 20,000 workers, Masons and Jewellers
to built and is set amidst landscaped gardens. Built
by the Persian architect, Ustad Isa, The Taj Mahal the
bank of the Yamuna river. It can be observed like a
Mirage from the Agra Fort from where Emperor Shah Jahan
stared at it, for the last eight years his life as a
prisoner of his son Aurangzeb. 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 Plateform
that stands above a standstone one. The most elegant
dome of the Taj, with diameter of 60 feets, rises 80
feets, over the building and directly under the dome
is the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's tomb has been
irected next to her's by his son Aurangzeb. Fantastic
Inley works using semi-precious stones decorate and
interiors.
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