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The Taj Mahal, Arabic for crown of palaces, is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna River in the Indian city of Agra. Commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658), to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the tomb is the centrepiece of a 42-acre complex.
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.
Poznajcie faszynujące informacje i ciekawostki o Tadź Mahal. 1. Tadź Mahal został zbudowany jako ostatnie miejsce spoczynku Mumtaz Mahal, trzeciej żony cesarza Mughal Shah Jahan.
This paper would establish the importance of symbolism in Islamic Art and Architecture through the case of the Taj Mahal and the loss of symbolism in the contemporary world of Art and Architecture. Taj Mahal is the best known monument of India, and the most magnificent of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Mughal dynasty.
It is believed that the name "Taj Mahal" was derived from the name of Mumtaz Mahal, which means the "Crown Palace". The pristine purity of the white marble, the exquisite ornamentation, precious gemstones used and its picturesque location, all make Taj Mahal a mar...
THE TAJ MAHAL: ARCHITECTURE, SYMBOLISM, AND URBAN SIGNIFICANCE. Much has been written on the Taj Mahal, but little has been said about its architecture. There has been only one interpretation of the symbolism of the mausoleum,1 and the urban situation of the monument in the city of Agra has been almost entirely neglected.
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