2006-06-08 21:43:35 · 17 answers · asked by hitesh r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
it was constructed between 1631 and 1634 by the Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned its construction as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, who is better known as Mumtaz Mahal.
2006-06-08 21:53:18 · answer #1 · answered by sur k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Taj Mahal (Hindi: ताज महल, Persian, Urdu: تاج محل), is a monument located in Agra in India, constructed between 1631 and 1654 by a workforce of 20,000. The Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned its construction as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, who is better known as Mumtaz Mahal.
The Taj Mahal (sometimes called "the Taj") is generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Indian, Persian architecture and Turkish architecture[1] [2]. The Taj Mahal has achieved special note because of the romance of its inspiration. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar part of the monument, the Taj Mahal is actually a complex of elements.
2006-06-08 23:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by gimmemoreids_4787 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the tajmahal was of course made by a famous Mughal emperor called Shah Jahan.It was built on the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
2006-06-08 21:58:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mohit D. Oswal made the TAJMAHAL teahouse in Agra in 2002.
2006-06-08 21:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by Manish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shah Jahan,build the Taj Mahal For his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
2006-06-08 21:50:17 · answer #5 · answered by amirmateen2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shah Jehan built the taj mahal in agra in the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal.
2006-06-08 22:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by DF 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It grow to be outfitted with assistance from Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third spouse, Mumtaz Mahal. In 1631, Shah Jahan, emperor in the course of the Mughal empire's era of best prosperity, grow to be grief-afflicted even as his third spouse, Mumtaz Mahal, died in the course of the beginning of their 14th newborn, Gauhara Begum.structure of the Taj Mahal began in 1632. The court docket chronicles of Shah Jahan's grief illustrate the affection tale traditionally held as an proposal for Taj Mahal. The significant mausoleum grow to be accomplished in 1648 and the encircling homes and backyard were complete 5 years later. Emperor Shah Jahan himself defined the Taj in those words:
2016-11-14 09:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by nader 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was built by over a lakh workers over a period of 20 years on command of the emperor shah jahan in memory of his wife mumtaz
2006-06-08 21:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by mayank s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SHah jehan made it in memory of her wife MUmtaz Mahal .
2006-06-08 21:49:15 · answer #9 · answered by Sidra T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prince Khurram for Mumtaz Mahal. I'd go into more detail, but you didn't ask why.
2006-06-08 21:47:40 · answer #10 · answered by bittersweet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋