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Taj Mahal Tour, Agra
Completed in 1653 A.D., The Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
as the final resting place for his favourite Queen, Mumtaz. Finished in
by Marvel, it is perhaps India most fascinating and beautiful monument.
This perfectly symmetrical monuments took 22 years (1630-1652) of hard labour
and 20,000 workers, Masons and Jewellers to built and is set amidst landscaped
gardens. Built by the Persian architect, Ustad Isa, The Taj Mahal the bank
of the Yamuna river.It can be observed like a Mirage from the Agra Fort from where Emperor Shah Jahan stared at it, for the last eight years his life as a prisoner of his son Aurangzeb. It is a masterpiece of symmetry, Seeming to be floating in the air from a distance, and each revealed as an illusion experienced as one enters through the main gate. The verses of Holy Koran as inscribed on it and at the top of gate 22 small domes, signifying the number of years the monument took to built.
The Taj Mahal has been built on a Marvel Plateform that stands above a standstone one. The most elegant dome of the Taj, with diameter of 60 feets, rises 80 feets, over the building and directly under the dome is the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's tomb has been irected next to her's by his son Aurangzeb. Fantastic Inley works using semi-precious stones decorate and interiors.
Taj Museum
Original drawings available here show the precision with which the architect had planned this monument. He even anticipated that it would be completed in 22 years. Drawings of the interiors show the position of the graves in such precision that the foot of the graves faces the viewer from any angle. Many more such breathtaking collections are here which can also be seen. Timings: 10 am. to 5 pm.
The Mosque & the Jawab
To the left of the Taj is a mosque made of red sandstone. It is common in Islam to build a mosque next to a tomb. as it sanctifies the area and provides for a place for worship. This mosque is still used for Friday prayers. An identical mosque is also built to the right of the Taj and is known as the Jawab (answer). Prayers are not held here as it faces west i.e. away from Mecca. the holy city of the Muslims. It was built to maintain symmetry.
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