Beauty Of Taj Mahal

Posted by Mayank Verma (Agra, India) on 6 September 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

The Taj Mahal is perhaps the world’s most perfectly proportioned monument. This stunning mausoleum immortalized the name of Shah Jahan’s last wife Mumtaz Mahal, “light of the palace”. Built by Indian artisans and artisans from neighboring Islamic countries, it is aptly described by the poet laureate Tagore as “A tear on the face of eternity”.
Decorated with a mosaic of semi precious stones and Persian calligraphy recreating verses from the Koran, the mausoleum is an “Urs”, an important place of pilgrimage since the empress died in childbirth, thus making her a martyr. Prayers are said and passages from Koran are constantly recited in the mosque and cenotaph chamber. Designed by the Persian architect Ustad Isa, it took 20,000 workmen 22 years of ceaseless toil to complete this mausoleum.

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