I saw a videoclip of it, and a seagull just flew across the screen. Also, is the mosque used by Muslims (to pray)?
2006-11-19 10:17:28 · 9 answers · asked by espers_cypher 2 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
So... It wasn't a seagull? It really looked like one...
Anyway, I don't want to know if it *was* meant for prayers (all mosques are, duh). I want to know if *is* still used for prayers.
2006-11-19 10:56:59 · update #1
Yes, yes, I know that the Taj Mahal is *not* a mosque, it is a mausoleum.
But there *is* a mosque near it, a smaller domed building. I saw this in a documentary, and it said so. Is it still used?
2006-11-20 16:34:19 · update #2
Taj Mahal stands at the banks of the river Yamuna at Agra, India. This is about 200 kms west of New Delhi, India's capital city.
Taj Mahal was built by the Moghul emperor, Shah Jehan, in the 17th century in the memory of his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal.
The mosque near the Taj is still used for prayers to this day.
For more information on the Taj Mahal, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
2006-11-19 10:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by arunromi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not near sea but in the heart (middle) of India. It is also not a mosque used for prayers as it is a mausoleum.
The TÄj Mahal is a monument located in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654 by a workforce of 22,000. The Mughal Emperor ShÄh JahÄn commissioned its construction as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, who is better known as MumtÄz.
But now it has been reported that there was a Shiva (Hindu God) temple from the evidances available there and the Taj Mahal has been built on that.-
2006-11-19 23:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Taj Mahal is not near the sea, it is in Agra, in the North of India.
It is believed that it was at one point a Hindu temple, never a place of Muslim prayer though.
2006-11-19 18:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by The Mobius Trip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has a mosque which was used by muslims to pray there was never never any hindu temple it is lie you can see history it was mosque all the time
There was a river yamuna beneathe the taj now it is like a rivulet full of faeces and garbage and stench is unbearable
2006-11-22 14:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by rdra62 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Taj Mahal is not near the sea. To get full details about Taj Mahal, please check the following website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal
2006-11-20 07:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No near the yamuna river
2006-11-19 20:31:07 · answer #6 · answered by cool 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yea its a mosque but there is no sea near it... its a river called yamuna...
2006-11-20 04:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by praveen k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,its burial chamber
2006-11-19 20:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋