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۩ Taj Mahal - The Symbol of Love

If there is any monument associated with love, passion and glory, it is undoubtedly the "Taj Mahal". Taj Mahal is not only the pride of a nation with more than one billion people, but also it highlights the glory of Mogul art and architecture. Above all, it is regarded as the symbol of love.

Shah Jahan, the fifth Mogul emperor, built Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Unlike other Mogul kings, Shah Jahan was known for his passion towards art and love. He was in deep love with his wife, who had significant influence on his life and policy making. However, there was a sad end to their love story, when Mumtaz Mahal died at the age of 39. The emperor went into deep mourning and never failed to recover from it.

Mumtaz's last wish to her husband was to build a unique tomb in her memory. The passionate emperor fulfilled her wish by building the Taj Mahal, a unique fairytale-like building of white marble. Shah Jahan used to remember his dearest wife by spending most of his time at Taj Mahal.

Today, Taj Mahal has become one of the most preferred global tourist destinations. Thousands of people across the globe throng to Taj Mahal everyday to get a glimpse of this symbol of love and beauty. Taj is news recently because of the event launched by Swiss non-profit organization New7Wonders. They require votes from people across the world to prepare the final list of the new seven wonders.

According to reports, more than 90 million people have already casted their votes. The New Seven Wonders list will be announced on 06 July based on the voting results. It is not sure whether Taj Mahal will be able to make it to the final list or not. However, it will always be remembered as a symbol of love and beauty.

» History

Shah Jahan was garanted with the title of “the King of World” as the head of his miltary victories by his father Jehangir. He was the fifth son of Jehangir. Mumtaj Mahal shows the natural beauty of the queen and compare it into the heaven lights. The queen Mumtaj wad died in 1630 during the birth of her fourteenth son, she got a promise from his hunband Sahan Jahan to establish a most beautiful sepulcher in the world in the deep memory of their true love. So that this mausoleum was established in Agra.The Taj Mahal is believed that a great example of Mughal architecture,its style includes all elements from Ottoman , Persian, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. The Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and famous as the jewel of Muslim art in India .Agra famous as great city when the Lodhi Kings came and made Agra city as its capital.

» Construction

This monument is constructed from snowy marble mixed with red sandstone,crystal ,jade or jasper and sapphire . Taj Mahal is situated on the bank of Jamuna river about 1.5 KM from the Agra Fort . Its construction started in 1632 and finished in 1648. The construction cost of this monument is near about 32 Million Rupees and twenty thousand laborers were employed to established this vault. A symbol of love was decorated by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri and Amanat Khan Shirazi, the tombstone were developed by Poet Ghyasuddin, the dome designed by Ismail Khan Afridi in this wonder . The monument stands with four towers at each of the corners having the height of 41.6 m .

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