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The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centrepiece of a complex nearly 17 hectares (42 acres) in area, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.
| Location | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27°10′30″N 78°02′31″ECoordinates: 27°10′30″N 78°02′31″E |
| Height | 73 metres (240 ft) |
| Built | 1632–53 |
| Architect | Ustad Ahmad Lahauri |
| Architectural style | Mughal architecture |
| Visitors | 7–8 million (in 2014) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | (i) |
| Designated | 1983 (7th session) |
| Reference no. | 252 |
| State Party | India |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
History Of Taj Mahal:-
The Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in the world, the mausoleum of Shah Jahan's favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the world, and one of the three World Heritage Sites in Agra. Agra is commonly identified as the "City of Taj".
Completed in 1653, the Tāj Mahal was built by the Mughal king Shah
Jahan as the final resting place for his beloved wife, Mumtāz Mahal.
Finished in marble, it is perhaps India's most beautiful monument. This
perfectly symmetrical monument took 22 years (1630–1652) of labour and
20,000 workers, masons and jewellers to build and is set amidst landscaped gardens. Built by the Persian architect, Ustād 'Īsā, the Tāj Mahal is on the south bank of the Yamuna River. It can be observed from Agra Fort from where Emperor Shāh Jahān gazed at it for the last eight years of his life, a prisoner of his son Aurangzeb. It is an acknowledged masterpiece of symmetry. Verses of the Quran
are inscribed on it and at the top of the gate are twenty-two small
domes, signifying the number of years the monument took to build. The
Tāj Mahal was built on a marble platform that stands above a sandstone
one. The most elegant dome of the Tāj Mahal has a diameter of 60 feet
(18 m), and rises to a height of 80 feet (24 m); directly under this
dome is the tomb of Mumtāz Mahal. Shah Jahān's tomb was erected next to
hers by his son Aurangzeb. The interiors are decorated with fine inlay
work, incorporating semi-precious stones.
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| The False tombs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan in the lower level |
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| The actual tombs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan in the lower level. |
Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643 but
work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The
Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in
1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees, which in 2015 would be approximately 52.8 billion rupees (US$827 million).
The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the
guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the
emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.
New 7 Wonders of the World:-
The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the
universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage". Described by
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore as "the tear-drop on the cheek of time", it is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture
and a symbol of India's rich history. The Taj Mahal attracts 7–8
million visitors a year. In 2007, it was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World (2000–2007) initiative
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