Tagore once said that the Taj Mahal is "a tear on the cheek of eternity."
Ajman Banu is a beautiful, intelligent and versatile Persian woman. She has stayed in the palace for 19 years and witnessed Shah Jahan's war of honor and disgrace with his own life.
Shaja Khan named her "Taj Mahal", which means "Crown". It can be said that there are three thousand darlings in one. It is a pity that Taj Mahal died after giving birth to her 14th child, no matter at home or abroad, how poor her life has been since ancient times. When the news of Shah Jahan's death came, he turned pale overnight.
So, a grieving husband took advantage of royal privileges, devoted the power of the country, spent countless money, and spent 22 years writing this magnificent song for his wife. As the famous American writer Mark Twain said, the power of love shocked everyone here.
In 1632, construction of the Taj Mahal began in a large garden at the bend of the Yamuna River in northern India selected by Shah Jahan. Located on the lower reaches of the Yamuna River, it is very spacious. Shahikan can be seen from the Agra Fort upstream.
Architecture and jewelry were Shah Jahan's favorites. Therefore, he chose marble to build the Taj Mahal and decorated it with countless gem inlays and exquisite craftsmanship.
More than 20,000 architects, mosaics, calligraphers, sculptors and stone workers from Persia, Turkey and Baghdad participated in the construction of the Taj Mahal. The project uses domestic marble, Chinese gemstones, crystal, jade, Baghdad and Yemen agate, Sri Lankan gemstones and Arabian coral.
In 1653 (or 1654), the Taj Mahal was built. Today, it is more than 300 years old, but its splendor and style have not changed.
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The Taj Mahal represents the pinnacle of Mughal architectural achievements. This style of mausoleum is erected on a plinth and is surmounted by a minaret, and is treated with the same reverence as a mosque. This style of memorial tombs developed in northern India and subsequently disappeared.
The technological achievements of the Taj Mahal in India:
1. The overall layout of the building complex is perfect: the layout is very simple, and the mausoleum is the only composition center.
2. The mausoleum has a solemn, clear and steady composition: the platform base is broad and roughly forms a square cone with the main body, but the four towers make the outline ethereal, interspersed with the blue sky.
4. Skillfully apply the law of unity of opposites in composition: The square main body of the mausoleum and the round dome have a strong physical contrast.
The Taj Mahal was also rated as one of the "50 Places to Visit in a Lifetime" by the American "National Geographic Traveler" magazine and is an immortal "wonder of the world" created by mankind
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