WebThe Taj Mahal ( / ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ -/; lit. 'Crown of the Palace'), [4] [5] [6] is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ( r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it ...

WebAsia-Pacific. Location of Agra within India. The Taj Mahal is an Islamic religious building, mosque and tomb in India, built in the 17th century by king Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Its chief architect was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The building is in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

WebTaj Mahal, also spelled Tadj Mahall, mausoleum complex in Agra, western Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahān (reigned 1628–58) to immortalize his wife Mumtaz Mahal (“Chosen One of the Palace”), who died in childbirth in 1631, having been the emperor’s inseparable companion since their …

WebTaj Mahal means "Crown Palace" and is in fact the most well preserved and architecturally beautiful tomb in the world. The English poet, Sir Edwin Arnold has described The Taj as "Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones."

WebThe Taj Mahal is termed as “the jewel of Muslim art in India”. The architecture of the Taj Mahal has five different main elements. The main gateway of the Taj Mahal is in a curved shape and looks beautiful. There comes a beautiful garden after entering through the main gate. The garden has a long pool of water.

Web11/01/2019 · Come, let’s have a walk through the Taj Mahal History in English with most of the details. In the sixteenth century, the tomb was built by a Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (son of Mughal Emperor Jahangir), for his wife as a tribute to her after her demise. Shah Jahan, at the age of 14, married a Persian princess, Mumtaz Mahal.

WebThe Taj Mahal incorporates and expands on design traditions of Persian architecture and earlier Mughal architecture. Specific inspiration came from successful Timurid and Mughal buildings including; the Gur-e Amir (the tomb of Timur, progenitor of the Mughal dynasty, in Samarkand), Humayun's Tomb and Shah Jahan's own Jama Masjid in Delhi.