Saturday, January 17, 2009

Taj Mahal


Taj Mahal Hindi: ताज महल is a monument located in Agra, India. Built on the desire Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, son of Jahangir, as a musoleum to Persianya wife, Arjumand Banu Begum, also known as Mumtaz-ul-Zamani or Mumtaz Mahal. Construction took 23 years (1630-1653) and is a precious works of Mughal architecture.

Shah Jahan, emperor of the Mughal Empire has a great wealth during his heyday. In the 1631 his wife died while giving birth both Gauhara Begum daughter, son-14 to them.

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