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| Princess Diana in front of the Taj Mahal in February 1992. Image: birminghammail.co.uk |
If you are
on vacation to India, apart from a visit to Kashmir, then you should not forget
to visit the Taj Mahal, a monument
of love.
This beautiful monument is built by the Emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1648 as a mausoleum for his second wife Mumtaz Mahal, who sadly died in 1631, giving birth to their 14th child. In her dying breath, Mumtaz Mahal urged Shah Jahan to build a mausoleum for her, more beautiful than any the world had ever seen.
This beautiful monument is built by the Emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1648 as a mausoleum for his second wife Mumtaz Mahal, who sadly died in 1631, giving birth to their 14th child. In her dying breath, Mumtaz Mahal urged Shah Jahan to build a mausoleum for her, more beautiful than any the world had ever seen.
Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the modern world
and an enduring Indian icon.
Taj Mahal is the finest existing example of Mughal
architecture. It combines intricate Persian, Turkish, Indian and Islamic styles
to devastating effect and seems to appear as immaculate today as when it was
first constructed.
Inside the
Great Moghul and his wife are buried side by side and the interior walls and
floors are decorated with flowered mosaics, black marble and semi precious
stones. Taj Mahal is one of the world's 'must see' sites. Let's go to India and
holiday in Taj Mahal.
