Taj Mahal - A Wonder Made By A Lover
(Nilesh Parekh)
In the present article the author has specified the back ground of the one of the seven wonders of the world that is the Taj Mahal located in Agra of India. The monumental as well as the significance combining with the ethics of the love author emphasised on the preservation of the monument with lot of care. The author explained the beautiful structure was built in the city of Agra, in state of Uttar Pradesh. The colossal architecture is situated on the banks of the Yamuna River and has a huge ground on its back side which gives a beautiful starry background to it. Taj Mahal was build in memory of the beautiful wife of Mughal Prince, her name was Arjuman Bano Begum. The Prince Khurram (who was third son of Mughal Emperor Jahangir) and his wife loved each other so much that they never stayed away from each other, even when the prince went on for wars, they lived together. About the prince on becoming king after some years; changed his name and was called "Shahjahan" which means 'Ruler/King of the whole World'. Shahjanan then honored his wife Arjuman Bano with name 'Mumtaj Mahal'. The king and queen continued loving each other the way they did, and the queen accompanied king Shahjahan in every campaign he set for, even when she was pregnant. Around year 1931 when Mumtaj Mahal was pregnant, she accompanied the king when he started his campaign to win the southern states of India. Mumtaj Mahal, who gave birth to about fourteen children (of which only four male and three female children survived), died during childbirth at Burhanpur, at the age of 39 years. The legends and some stories picturize the Shah Jahan as self imprisoned personality due to some of his grave mistakes. Shahajahan was a garden lover.He built gardens on the banks of the Yamuna River . And to construct the gread Tajmahal he choosen this river bank. The socialist view of construction of the monument has been pointed out by the author with the required details.According to him,the construction of the monument began in 1633. The monument was so huge that about 20,000 workers worked for more than 17 years to build it. The King had brought skilled workers from all over India and some neighboring countries also such as Baghdad, Turkey etc. A renowned architect Ustaad Ahmed Lahori was the chief architect for this project; he was accompanied by the counterparts who were from Delhi an Baghdad. Every outline, every look of the structure were discussed in details, many trials were carried out in order to find out the appropriate choice for every possible artwork. Various beautiful parts of the Taj Majal were specially ordered from various countries. The main dome of Taj Mahal measures about 110 yards in circumference and is about 107 yards above the ground. The base on which the Taj Mahal is resting is called Mahajar-e-Mushababbak, which was specially designed from Turkish designers. It is said that the tombs of Humayun and Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana (Delhi) inspired the design and structure of the monument Taj Mahal at certain extent. The cost of building such a huge architectural structure was about 50 lakhs in those days. The single article can not delienate the whole information on the Tajmahal however main facts were highlighted.
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