Taj Mahal, also known as Taj Mahal. It witnessed the love of Shah Jahan, the fifth monarch of Mongolia, for his beloved Queen Mamtaz Mahal. There is actually a touching story behind the construction of the Taj Mahal. It is said that Shah Jahan married the queen in 19, and the queen died in 1630. Before she died, she asked the emperor for four promises, one of which was to build a beautiful mausoleum for her that everyone could see. So it took Shah Jahan 5 million rupees, 20,000 craftsmen and 22 years to complete this marble art building that shocked the world as the burial place of his beloved princess.
architectural feature
The Taj Mahal covers a wide area and consists of the front hall, the main entrance, the Mongolian garden, the main body of the mausoleum and two mosques. There is a cylindrical tower at the four corners of the main hall of the mausoleum. The special place is that each tower inclines outward 12 degrees. In case of an earthquake, it will only fall on all sides and will not affect the main hall. No matter from which angle, the pure white Taj Mahal is magnificent and perfect in shape. Coupled with the reflection in the pool in front of the Taj Mahal, it is like two Taj Mahals reflecting each other. No wonder it is called one of the seven wonders of the world.
Mongolia garden
This garden is a typical Persian garden, located in front of the main body, with a fountain in the center. Two rows of trees side by side divide the garden into four rectangles of the same size, because the word "4" has the meaning of sacredness and peace in Islam.
Mausoleum main body
The main building is octagonal, with a hemispherical dome in the center. The whole main building is made of sand? Jia Han's favorite white marble was built, which was inlaid with gems of various colors and made into some beautiful patterns and patterns. During the construction, 18 wells were dug under the main body, and each well was paved with a layer of stone and a layer of teak to reduce the damage of the earthquake to the main body. Jahan's love for the queen. The interior of the mausoleum can only be illuminated by sunlight penetrating from the outside. There are two empty sarcophagi in the marble screen, but what about the sand? Jahan and the Queen's real resting place is in another underground cellar.
Romantic and aesthetic white love songs
Taj entered the palace in 19, gave birth to 14 in 1630, and died in Nanzheng military camp. Sha Jiahan was very sad. In order to pin his thoughts on her, he recruited craftsmen from all over the world to build this peerless building. It is said that after the Taj Mahal was completed, he was more interested in building a pure black marble tomb with the same structure, which was far from it. However, his son, aurangzeb, usurped the throne in his later years, imprisoned him in Agrafort and even refused to let him see the Taj Mahal. It is said that Sha Jiahan can only stare at the mausoleum several kilometers away through the refraction of a large crystal stone every night. Shah Jahan was imprisoned and executed seven years later, and his body was buried beside the Taj Mahal in the Taj Mahal. Perhaps this is more suitable for the ending of this love story than burying a new tomb.
mosque
There are two mosques on both sides of the main body, which are made of red sandstone with a typical white dome at the top. The main purpose of building these two mosques is to maintain the balance effect of the entire Taj Mahal building and achieve the beauty of symmetry.
The location of the Taj Mahal
Location: In Agra, more than 200 kilometers away from Delhi, on the right side of yamuna river.