The Taj Mahal was constructed by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1631-1653 AD as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It took 22 years and 22,000 workers to build the white marble structure in Agra, India. The Taj Mahal is a world renowned symbol of love that attracts millions of tourists annually to see its beautifully crafted minarets, calligraphy, and gardens.

4. One of the seven ‘wonders of world’
A symbol of love known for its beauty worldwide
Constructed by Mughal emperor ‘Shah Jahan’ for his his beloved wife ‘Mumtaz Mahal’
Built in the city of Agra
Constructed between 1631-53 A.D.
Took 22 years for construction
22,000 workers were involved
Around 40 lakh rupees were spent over it

5. It is made of white marble and the platform is of red sandstone.
Each tower is 133 feet tall
Building is 186 feet high and 70 feet wide.
It serves as a tourist attraction.
It can hold 10 thousand people at once.
There are two rivers. Yamuna , Chakka
The Taj Mahal dome is onion shaped.
It was built manually.
The Taj Mahal is one of the new seven wonders of the world in the year 2007.
The base is essentially a cube with chamfered edges and is roughly 55 meter on each side

9. Taj Minaret
Four minarets, one at
each corner of the
plinth,
facing
the
chamfered
corners,
frame the tomb. The
main chamber houses
,the cenotaphs of
Mumtaz Mahal and
Shah Jahan with their
graves located on
lower level.

10. Taj Finial
The finial provides a clear
example of integration of
traditional
Persian and
Hindu decorative elements.
The finial is topped by a
moon, a typical Islamic
motif, whose horns point
heavenward .

11. Taj Calligraphy
a large pishtaq has
more
area,
the
decorations
are
refined
proportionally

12. Taj Guldasta
Geomatric Deco

13. Taj Painted Geometry

14. Taj Flower
Close Up
Vegetative motifs are
found at the lower walls
of the tomb. They are
white marble dados that
have been sculpted with
realistic
bas
relief
depictions of flowers and
vines

15. Taj Spandrel

16. Jail Inlay
Inlay work is not
pietra dura, but
lapidary
of
precious
and
semiprecious
gemstones

17. Tombs of Shahjahan and Mumtaj

18. Chahar-Bagh Taj-Mahal
The complex is set around a large 300 metre square
charbagh, a Mughal garden. The garden uses raised
pathways that divide each of the four quarters of the
garden into 16 sunken parterres or flowerbeds.