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Giant Step "Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie No More" (Taj Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore, Chuck Blackwell) "Take a Giant Step" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) "Give Your Woman What She Wants" (Taj Mahal, Joel Hirschhorn) "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Don Level, Bob Love) "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" (Blind Willie Johnson)
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 is a monument located in Agra in India, constructed between 1631 and 1653 by a workforce of more than 20,000. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned its construction as a mausoleum for his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style combining elements of Hindu and Islamic ...
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 is located outside of Agra and is the centre feature of a broader complex of buildings. [4] The Taj is a mausoleum for Shah Jahan's favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The broader complex includes the residential garden, the mosque, Mihman Khana (assembly hall), the wall towers, pool and garden wall pavilions. [14]
The architecture of Taj Mahal has British, French, Mughal, Arabic and Hindu influences. [1] The palace contains 120 rooms, a hall of mirrors or sheesh mahal and the savon bhadon pavilion, an elaborate fountain like structure that simulated the effect of rain. The main entrance is a seven-storied structure.
The song was later covered by singer Taj Mahal, in a significantly rearranged version, and included as the title track to his 1969 double album release Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home. [5] It was also recorded by Rising Sons—featuring Mahal and Ry Cooder—in 1966, but not released until 1992 on their self-titled album. [6]
"Ev'ry Wind (In the River)" (Mark Jordan, Patrick Dollaghan, Richard Feldman, Taj Mahal) "Blues with a Feeling" (Walter Jacobs) "Squat That Rabbit" (Joe Nicolo, Taj Mahal) "Take All the Time You Need" (Jerry Williams) "Love Up" (John Martyn) "Cakewalk Into Town" (Taj Mahal) "Big Legged Mommas Are Back in Style" (Taj Mahal)