Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is one of the brilliant masterpiece which India posses, made of white marble, this mausoleum is in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Taj Mahal is universally recognized as one of the brilliant masterpiece in world heritage. Built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his loving wife Mumtaz Begum is considered as one of the jewel of Muslim art In India.
The Taj Mahal
The most attracting feature of Taj Mahal is which one will be mesmerized to see that it has a combination of Islamic, Persian, Ottaman Turkish and Indian architectural style and thus it is considered as one of the finest example of Mughal architecture.
The Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1983. The white domed marble mausoleum is an integrated complexes of structure is the most familiar component of  the Taj Mahal. Thousand of artisans and craftsmen were involved in constructing the Taj Mahal., the  construction began in the year 1632 and was completed in the year 1653. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.is the principal  designer of the Taj Mahal.
After Taj Mahal's completion , Shah Jahan was put under house arrest by his son Aurangazeb. After  his death he was buried in the mausoleum  next to his wife.

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