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The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the Colaba area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, situated next to the Gateway of India.Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it opened in 1903 as the Taj Mahal Hotel and has historically often been known simply as "The Taj".
The building was originally named Raj Mahal ("royal palace"). The British Resident at Bhopal, highly impressed with the architecture, suggested that the palace be renamed the Taj Mahal, the Taj Mahal at Agra having been built by the Begum's namesake Shah Jahan. The begum accepted the suggestion and the palace was renamed to Taj Mahal. [3]
The Taj Mahal is a major tourist attraction and attracts a large number of domestic and foreign visitors. About five million visitors visited Taj Mahal in the financial year 2022–23. [3] A three-tier pricing system is in place, with a significantly lower entrance fee for Indian citizens and more expensive ones for foreigners.
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel c. 1908. The company was founded by Tata Group founder and industrialist Jamshedji Tata. [8] He incorporated Indian Hotels Company Limited in 1899 and registered in 1902. [9] The first hotel of the company was opened — The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba neighbourhood of Bombay opened in 1903. [10]
The Taj Mahal complex was conceived as a replica on earth of the house of the departed in paradise (inspired by a verse by the imperial goldsmith and poet, Bibadal Khan). [ note 2 ] [ 8 ] This theme, common in most Mughal funerary architecture, permeates the entire complex and informs the detailed design of all the elements. [ 25 ]
The Taj Mahal Palace hotel resort was commissioned by Tata and first opened its doors to guests on 16 December 1903. The original Indian architects were Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya and D. N. Mirza, and the project was completed by an English engineer W. A. Chambers.
Dome-Shaped Chhatris Spires on the Taj Mahal. Chhatri were features in many buildings of Mughal architecture: The Taj Mahal has four Chhatris surrounding the Main Dome; Humayun's Tomb has several Chhatris nead the dome. The Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri is crowned with a domed chhatri that overlooks the men's area. [4]
The Siege: The Attack on the Taj is a non-fiction book by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy. [1] It is an account of the 2008 attacks on The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, during the night of 26 November 2008. [2] [3] [4] It presents an insider view of the attacks based on extensive research by the authors.