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The Taj Mahal: Symbol of India, architectural jewel, and monument to a grand passion. Built in the 17th century by the Great Mogul Shah Jahan in honor of Mumtaz Mahal, the love of his life. Before she died, legend says, Mumtaz Mahal made a wish for a mausoleum, more sublime than any the world had seen.
Under chief architect Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, more than 20,000 laborers from India, Persia, Europe, and the Ottoman Empire, plus 1,000 elephants, were brought to Agra to construct the architectural ode to Mumtaz Mahal, named Taj Mahal in her honour. The Taj Mahal, a world-famous destination for connoisseurs and lovers. On 16 th August 015, a documentary was running on history channel about the Taj Mahal. However, it was an excellent program, but one of the point raised by Dr. John Fritz, forced me to write this article. The point was related to the Black Taj Mahal. History of Taj Mahal – One of the greatest man-made creations, a place which yearly attracts millions of people from all the world is a magnificent and wonderful place of Taj Mahal is considered to be a.
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Built on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, it is said to have required over 20,000 workers including the best craftsmen of the Empire. Millions of bricks were baked on site only to disappear forever under flawless white marble. A heavenly memorial to the Queen of the World, or as a poet described it: 'A teardrop on the cheek of time'. A love poem set in stone and the most perfect building in the world.
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