Taj Mahal Holidays in Agra, The capital of the Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan during the 16th and early 18th centuries. Taj Mahal World famous
Heritage Monument in Agar is one
and a half hours by express train from New Delhi. Holidays to Taj Mahal means
"Crown Palace" and is in fact the most well preserved and
architecturally beautiful tomb in the world. Taj Mahal in India stands on
the bank of River Yamuna, which otherwise serves as a wide moat
defending the Great Red Fort of Agra, the center of the Mughal
emperors until they moved their capital to Delhi in 1637. Taj Mahal was
built by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in 1631 in memory
of his second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, a Muslim Persian princess. She
died while accompanying her husband in Burhanpur in a campaign to
crush a rebellion after giving birth to their 14th child. The
death so crushed the emperor that all his hair and beard were
said to have grown snow white in a few months.
When Mumtaz Mahal was
still alive, she extracted four promises from the emperor: first,
that he build the Taj Mahal in India; second, that he should marry again; third,
that he be kind to their children; and fourth, that he visit the
tomb on her death anniversary. He kept the first and second
promises. Construction of Taj Mahal began in 1631 and was completed in 22
years. in construction of Taj Mahal twenty thousand people were deployed to work on
Taj Mahal. The
material for Taj Mahal was brought in from all over India and central Asia and
it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. Taj Mahal
was designed by the Iranian architect Ustad Isa and Taj Mahal is best
appreciated when the architecture and its adornments are linked
to the passion that inspired it. Taj Mahal is a "symbol of eternal
love".
As a tribute to a beautiful woman and as a monument for enduring
love, the Taj Mahal reveals its subtleties when one visits it without
being in a hurry. The rectangular base of Taj Mahal is in itself
symbolic of the different sides from which to view a beautiful
woman. The main gate of Taj Mahal is like a veil to a woman’s face which
should be lifted delicately, gently and without haste on the
wedding night. In indian tradition the veil is lifted gently to
reveal the beauty of the bride. As one stands inside the main
gate of Taj Mahal, his eyes are directed to an arch which frames the
Taj Mahal India.
The dome of Taj Mahal made of white marble, but the tomb is set against the
plain across the river and it is this background that works its
magic of colours that, through their reflection, change the view
of the Taj Mahal. The colours change at different hours of the day and
during different seasons. Like a jewel, the Taj Mahal sparkles in
moonlight when the semi-precious stones inlaid into the white
marble on the main mausoleum catch the glow of the moon. The Taj Mahal
is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden
when the moon shines. These changes, they say, depict the
different moods of woman.
Different people have different views of the Tours to Taj Mahal but it would be
enough to say that the Travel to Taj Mahal has a life of its own that leaps out
of marble, provided you understand that it is a monument of love.
As an architectural masterpiece, nothing could be added or
substracted from it.
Travel to Taj Mahal, the Epitomize of love. Holidays to Taj Mahal will
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