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CITY OF AGRA
CONSTRUCTION
THE
TAJ
MAHAL
IS
AN
EXAMPLE
OFMUGHAL
ARCHITECTURE A MIXTURE OF BUILDING DESIGN IDEAS
FROMISLAMICINDIAN,PERSIAN(OLD
IRAN),
MUSLEMSAND ARTS.
THE ENORMOUS TAJ MAHAL WITH A DOME HEIGHT OF
240 FEET WHICH CARRIES APPROXIMATELY TWELVE
THOUSAND TONS WAS ENRICHED WITH LOVABLE
GARDENS. THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WAS A BLEND OF
HINDU AND MUSLIM TO THIS DAY IT IS NOT KNOWN
WHO THE ARCHITECT WAS.
THE TAJ MAHAL WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH MATERIALS
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND OVER 20,000 PEOPLE
PARTICIPED IN THE CONSTRUCTION.
DESIGN
FORMAL ELEMENTS
FORMAL AND DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE MAUSOLEUM
REFLECTED IN ALL THE BUILDINGS:
1. FINIAL
2. LOTUS DECORATION
3. ACEBOLLADA DOME
4. DRUM
5. GULDASTA
6. CHATTRI
7. BORDERS
8. CALLIGRAPHY
9. ARCHES OR PORTALS
10.GIVEN
THEMASJID,THE MEZQUITA
QUEEN MUMTAZ MAHAL NOT RESIST BIRTH OF HIS SON 14TH. BUT
HIS DEATH BED, QUEEN KING ASKED HER TO THESE FOUR FAILED
PROMISES:
ONE
OF
THEIR
CHILDREN
AURANGZEB
OVERTHREW SHAH JAHAN AND LOCKED HIS
STRONG FATHER IN AGRA
TODAY
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