THE WORLD IN ONE VIEW: A VISIT TO LOVE PARADISE

TAJ MAHAL - The true Love
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dear viewers, today we are going to view about a historical destination that was built to express the deepness of one’s love towards his wife and the destination is Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Untimaltely Taj Mahal has been recognized as its heritage sites by UNESCO and was built by Mughalemperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Speciality of Taj mahal

Taj Mahal seems to very special with the way it was built with the combination of arts and culture where it incorporates and expands on design traditions of Persian architecture and earlier Mughal architecture.

1. It is exactly symmetrical from all four sides
2. Its design and architecture has Persian, Indian and Islamic styles.
3. It is made of so many gemstones.
4. A Mughal emperor built it for his wife who died giving birth to her 14th child.

The Taj Mahal took 22 years and 22,000 laborers (and 1,000 elephants) to complete. It's made entirely of white marble. Those who visited this destination will have a mysterious question in their mind on how deep is your love and it’s a challenge for those in love?

Taj Mahal were built with their own way of tradition that gives a secret explanation to Islamic culture. Where, the inner part of Taj’s was equipped with Arch of Jali delicate piece work, incised paintings, plant motifs and even reflective tiles with spandrel details in calligraphy of Persian poems. Other than that the floor was fixed with finial floor tiling.

Calligraphy of Persian Poems

Finial


Jali - Inlay

WHAT CAN YOU EXPERIENCE HERE?

As a tourist you will have the chance to visit and experience certain things here such as:

The mosque and Mihman Kahna assembly hall: The Mughal mosque is on the west from the Taj Garden, ones will have the chance to feel the tradition of Islamic culture while the assembly hall initially was used to accommodate visitors for observing the death anniversary of Mumtaz but now it becomes a legendary hall

Agra heritage Walk - this is a new package being introduces to the public and it comprises of to aspect such as City Heritage walk and Mughal Herityage walk. Where, tourist will be able to experience some of the famous place around the city such as Chidiyawala mandir, Temples of musicians Balcony and etc

Taj Garden – Implemented with the concept of paradise garden made of Indian sub continent, fulfilling diverse functions with strong symbolic meanings. The symbolism of the garden and its divisions are noted in mystic Islamic texts which describe paradise as a garden filled with abundant trees flowers and plants.

Water Works- Taj Mahal was also equipped with water works brought from Yamuna river by means of purity and situated outside of western gate

The Jilaukhana Forecourt Zone – one of three gate leading towards Taj and commonly used by Tourists.

The Bazaar Streets and The Taj Museum– Two identical streets lead from the east and west gates to the Jilaukhana while the Taj Museum were equipped with monuments and special thing being used by their ancestor during their past.