Post on 17-Jan-2015
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THE WORLD’S MOST STUNNING CREATIONS
But One Stands TallerThan All……
FeaturesOne of the seven ‘wonders of world’
A symbol of love known for its beauty worldwide
Constructed by Mughal emperor ‘Shah Jahan’ for his his beloved wife ‘Mumtaz Mahal’
Built in the city of Agra
Constructed between 1631-53 A.D.
Took 22 years for construction
22,000 workers were involved
Around 40 lakh rupees were spent over it
It is made of white marble and the platform is of red sandstone.
Each tower is 133 feet tall
Building is 186 feet high and 70 feet wide.
It serves as a tourist attraction.
It can hold 10 thousand people at once.
There are two rivers. Yamuna , Chakka
The Taj Mahal dome is onion shaped.
It was built manually.
The Taj Mahal is one of the new seven wonders of the world in the year 2007.
The base is essentially a cube with chamfered edges and is roughly 55 meter on each side
Taj Minaret
Four minarets, one at each corner of the plinth, facing the chamfered corners, frame the tomb. The main chamber houses ,the cenotaphs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan with their graves located on lower level.
Taj Finial
The finial provides a clear example of integration of traditional Persian and Hindu decorative elements. The finial is topped by a moon, a typical Islamic motif, whose horns point heavenward .
Taj Calligraphy
a large pishtaq has more area, the decorations are refined proportionally
Taj Guldasta Geomatric Deco
Taj Flower Close Up
Vegetative motifs are found at the lower walls of the tomb. They are white marble dados that have been sculpted with realistic bas relief depictions of flowers and vines
Jail Inlay
Inlay work is not pietra dura, but lapidary of precious and semiprecious gemstones
Chahar-Bagh Taj-Mahal
The complex is set around a large 300 metre square charbagh, a Mughal garden. The garden uses raised pathways that divide each of the four quarters of the garden into 16 sunken parterres or flowerbeds.
A Hindu Temple or aMausoleum ???