The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, located on the bank of the sanctified Yamuna River in Agra, North-India. The famed mausoleum, built more than 20 years ago by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Represents the most unmatched examples of Mughal architecture, which offer influences of Persian, Indian and Islamic style. The Taj Mahal is made with shimmering white marble that change color depending on the sunlight or moonlight. Yearly, millions of visitors come Taj Mahal tour from Delhi or from across the world to see its beauty. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.

Taj Mahal: Shah Jahan’s Romantic Place

Shah Jahan, the great Mughal Emperor, was ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid 18th-century. In the year 1612, he was married Arjumand Banu Begum, well-known as Mumtaz Mahal, one of the favorite wife of his three queens.

In 1631, Mumtaz Mahal died after giving birth to her 14th child. After death her, the grieving Shah Jahan, ordered to build a beautiful mausoleum across the Yamuna River for the memory of Mumtaz. Today it's known as the Taj Mahal, earn named in honor of Mumtaz Mahal. Still, this lovely place called the symbol of outstanding ‘love story’.

Design and Construction of the Taj Mahal

The mausoleum was constructed with white marble and inlaid semi-precious stones (including jade, amethyst, lapis lazuli, crystal and turquoise) and designs in a technique known as pietra dura. Construction of the tomb continues between two decades; in all more than 20,000 workers and some 1,000 elephants were brought to construct this structure.

Its central dome, look more stunning, surrounded by four miniature domes; four diluted towers or minarets, designed with Islamic tradition, Quran. Inside the mausoleum, an octagonal marble chamber decorated with semi-precious stones and carvings housed the model of cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal. Apart from the Taj Mahal complex included a main gateway of red sandstone and a square garden divided into quarters by long pools of water.

The Traditional Mughal building offers you an awesome experience of love, while you come Taj Mahal tour from Delhi. At the other side of Mumtaz Mahal’s Tomb has a grand mausoleum of Shah Jahan across the Yamuna River; they mausoleums have been linked via a bridge.

Other places to visit near the Taj Mahal

The famed marvel of the world, look around Aurangzeb time, which attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. When you come Taj Mahal tour from Delhi, so you also take a visit of other beautiful attractions of Agra such as the Agra Fort, Mehtab Bagh, Taj Mahal Western Gate and Chini Ka Rauza.

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