The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. This architecture is a masterpiece. After the Taj Mahal, no such beautiful building was built in India. Built on the tomb of Queen Mumtaz Mahal, the Taj Mahal was built on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra.
Mumtaz Mahal's real name was Arjmand Bano Begum, she was the daughter of Asif Khan and the niece of Noor Jahan, she was rich in education and beauty, she was a faithful wife, merciful and generous, she was full of love. Happened in 1630
The king loved his queen very much. The untimely death of the queen broke him. To immortalize his love, Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.
Construction of Taj Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal died in 1630. The construction of the Taj Mahal did not begin until 1631. The construction of the Taj Mahal was started in 1632. Both Lahori and Muhammad Saleh were contemporaries, both of them write that the work on this tomb took 12 years and cost 5 million.
Shahjahan dedicated a manor of one lakh annual income for the protection and expenses of the tomb. The Taj Mahal is located on the banks of the river Yamuna, and for its construction, architects and builders were called from all corners of the empire, including Iran, Arabia and Turkey.
Many models were made to build this palace, but they were criticized and disliked. After the last great effort, a model was found according to which the Taj Mahal was built. The original model of the Aj Mahal was made of wood. The names of Ustad Isa and Abdul Karim are taken for the supervisors.
They say that the original model was Ustad Isa Irani, then the Iranian color is seen in the construction of the Taj Mahal. It is wrong that any other architect helped in the design of the Taj Mahal. It is said that the hand of the Taj Mahal is interesting that the person who made the map of the Taj Mahal was cut off by the king so that he could not make another model like the Taj Mahal.
had made a map and said that I hoped that the king would treat me like this, so I made a place on the roof where water would drip drop by drop and no one would be able to find out where the water came from. It dripped, thus it became a spot on the moon.
The marble used to build the Taj Mahal was procured from Rajasthan. In this regard, 1,000 elephants were also used to transport the Taj Mahal, which was built on the banks of the river. It was so soft that the foundations of Taj Mahal should not be weakened due to water. In this way, the land was consolidated and the structure of the Taj Mahal was erected on top of it, after which it was built.
Powdered shera and lemon juice were included. Millions of bricks were used for the Taj Mahal. The area of the building is 186 square feet. Such a building has never been built and cannot be imagined
Uniqueness of Taj Mahal
About 400 years ago, when science and technology had not developed so much, the construction of the Taj Mahal left people in awe. When you enter the building, its gate looks big, but after entering the Taj Mahal, it feels small. It has been built and the strangest thing is that the Taj Mahal changes four colors during the day and night. After the grouping of the sun, it becomes golden in color, the moon itself in the moonlight, when the rays of the moon fall on this beautiful building, this building appears golden in color.
Captivity and death of Shah Jahan
When Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, his eyes were always looking at the Taj Mahal. was buried
The Taj Mahal is a testament to the love and loyalty of two hearts, European historian Havell says while commenting on the beauty of the Taj Mahal.
"It is a statue of beauty and an object of eternal joy. In Indian architecture, no building like it has ever been built nor can be imagined. Without a doubt, the Taj Mahal is a dream cast in marble.
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