A 3-4 hour drive from Delhi to the city Agra.
Taj Mahal is a white marblemausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".
Taj Mahal is regarded by many as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Indian architectural styles.
In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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We came to Taj Mahal early morning at 08.00.
Few people and only 32 degrees |
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Taj Mahal is symmetric.
Looks the same from all sides |
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| Amazing shapes.... |
It's hard to see on this picture (but easy on the top picture). The four towers are build with a 2 degree slope away from Taj Mahal. This to protect the Taj Mahal against earthquakes.
Should an earthquake occur, the four towers would collapse away from the Taj Mahal, without any damage to the buidling. Smart thinking.
The construction of Taj Mahal began around 1632 and was completed around 1653.
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Beautiful stone inlays - all done by hand work.
The black stones are from Belgium
(Noir Belge)
The red stones illuminates when
exposing light to them... |
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A skilled guide told us all
about Taj Mahal |
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| Taj Mahal has many optical illusions. Look at the middle column.... |
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| Picture from Google explaining it... |
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| Seen from the side... the surface is flat, but seems not to be from the distance. |
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Definetly worth seeing...
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