can you plz tell me about taj mahal. esciapply about the designs in the wall and other things!!!!??

Question

i really want to know about taj mahal {everything} maybe also some facts

Answer 1

Devanagari: ताज महल, Nastaliq: تاج محل) is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned it as a mausoleum for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction began in 1632 and was completed in approximately 1648. Some dispute surrounds the question of who designed the Taj Mahal; it is clear a team of designers and craftsmen were responsible for the design, with Ustad Ahmad Lahauri considered the most likely candidate as the principal designer.

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Nearly every surface of the entire complex has been decorated. The exterior decorations of the Taj Mahal are among the finest to be found in Mughal architecture of any period. As the surface area changes — a large pishtaq has more area than a smaller — the decorations are refined proportionally.

In line with the Islamic prohibition of the use of anthropomorphic forms, the decorative elements come in basically three categories:

* Calligraphy
* Abstract geometric elements
* Vegetative motifs

The decorative elements were created in three ways:

* Paint or stucco applied to the wall surface
* Stone inlay
* Carvings

Answer 2

http://www.taj-mahal.net/

This website has a virtual tour of the taj mahal. Also, if you just search the taj mahal, you can find all kinds of information about it.

Answer 3

It was built by an emperor called Shah Jahan as a token of his love for his late wife. Mumtaz. It is basically a tomb and the designs are predominantly considered islamic.

Answer 4

Please check the following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal

http://www.angelfire.com/in/myindia/tajmahal.html