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The Taj Mahal (/ ˌ t ɑː dʒ m ə ˈ h ɑː l, ˌ t ɑː ʒ-/ TAHJ mə-HAHL, TAHZH-, Hindi: [taːdʒ ˈmɛɦ(ɛ)l]; lit. ' Crown of the Palace ') is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r.
The main entrance is a seven-storied structure. The palace was part of a complex of buildings along the three lakes that includes the Benazir Palace, which was the begum's summer palace, and the Taj-ul-Masjid Mosque. The palace has been built in the Indo-Saracenic style and is kept cool by the winds blowing in from the lakes. [4]
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]
From the Taj Mahal, to the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Pyramids of Giza, there’s no shortage of awe-inspiring architecture and design on our planet. Some people are even willing to ...
The Taj Mahal in Agra Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan. Shah Jahan period architecture is an architectural period of Mughal architecture. It is associated with Shah Jahan's thirty-year reign over the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1658. The most notable structures of this period include the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Red Fort in Old Delhi.
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The throne was, even by Golden Age Mughal standards, supremely extravagant, costing twice as much as the construction of the Taj Mahal. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The appearance of this new throne was in stark contrast to the older throne of Jahangir , a large rectangular slab of engraved black basalt constructed in the early 1600s, used by the father ...
The source mentions the meaning of Taj Mahal as "crown of the palace" and "mahal" does not mean palace in Arabic, but it does in Urdu, the official language of the Mughal Empire. Please see Mughal Empire wikipedia page for more information. Hammad.511234 02:08, 19 November 2019 (UTC)