11) Taj Mahal

ASSALAMUALAIKUM AND SALAM SEJAHTERA

The most I like is romantic story.
It's same meaning with love story. I have a lot of novels

and I spend my time with read a novel.
The story of Taj Mahal is attract me to search more about it.

The love story of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal,

 two people from the course of history who set an example for 

the people living in present and the future to come. 

TAJ MAHAL STORY

It was in the year 1628 that Shah Jahan became the Emperor and entrusted Arjumand Banu with the royal seal. He also bestowed her with the title of Mumtaz Mahal, meaning the "Jewel of the Palace". Though Shah Jahan had other wives also, but, Mumtaz Mahal was his favorite and accompanied him everywhere, even on military campaigns. In the year 1631, when Mumtaz Mahal was giving birth to their 14th child, she died due to some complications. While Mumtaz was on her deathbed, Shah Jahan promised her that he would never remarry and will build the richest mausoleum over her grave.

It is said that Shah Jahan was so heartbroken after her death that he ordered the court into mourning for two years. Sometime after her death, Shah Jahan undertook the task of erecting the world's most beautiful monument in the memory of his beloved. It took 22 years and the labor of 22,000 workers to construct the monument. When Shah Jahan died in 1666, his body was placed in a tomb next to the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. This magnificent monument came to be known as "Taj Mahal" and now counts amongst the Seven Wonders of the World. This is the true story of the Taj Mahal of India, which has mesmerized many people with its bewitching beauty.

Located outside the city of Agra in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful architectural masterpieces in the world.


The architect of the Taj Mahal is not known for certain, but Ustad Ahmad Lahori, an Indian architect of Persian descent, has been widely credited. Construction began in 1630 when the best masons, craftsmen, sculptors and calligraphers were sununoned from Persia, the Ottoman Empire and throughout Europe.

The site, on the south-west bank of the River Yamuna outside Agra, has five main structures: the Darwaza, or main gateway; the Bageecha, or garden; the Masjid or mosque; the Naqqar Khana, or rest house and the Rauza, the mausoleum, where the tomb is located. The unique Mughal style combines elements of Persian, Central Asian and Islamic architecture. Highlights include the black-Md-white marble checked floor, the four 40m (656 ft) minarets at the corners of the mausoleum's plinth and its majestic middle dome. 

WHAT IS IT

One of the most beautiful architectural masterpieces in the world.

WHERE IS IT

Outside the city of Agra, 200 km (124 mi) south of Delhi.