Fluidr / foto_morgana's "Timeless India, Uttar Pradesh" set

Uttar Pradesh : Taj Mahal #1

N 34 B 9.5K C 20 E Jul 18, 2007 F Jul 18, 2007

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This mausoleum (1630 A.D.) was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window.

The Taj Mahal is a New7Wonder of the World

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Uttar Pradesh : Taj Mahal #2

N 24 B 9.4K C 12 E Jul 18, 2007 F Jul 18, 2007

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The New7Wonder of the World in the sunset.
The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century to fulfill a promise to his wife as she lay dying. Her white marble mausoleum sits in the magnificent Chahar Bagh, or Gardens of Paradise, flanked by a mosque to the west and guesthouse to the east, both of red sandstone.

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Uttar Pradesh :Taj Mahal #3

N 12 B 3.3K C 9 E Jul 20, 2007 F Jul 20, 2007

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The New7Wonder of the World in the sunrise.
The architectural complex is comprised of five main elements: the Darwaza or main gateway, the Bageecha or garden, the Masjid or mosque, the Naqqar Khana or rest house, and the Rauza or the Taj Mahal mausoleum. The actual Tomb is situated inside the Taj.

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Uttar Pradesh : Taj Mahal #4

N 11 B 4.1K C 6 E Jul 20, 2007 F Jul 20, 2007

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Mumtaz and Shah Jehan were married in 1612 and, over the next 18 years, had 14 children together. The Empress used to accompany her husband in his military campaigns, and it was in 1630, in Burhanpur, that she gave birth to her last child, for she died in childbirth. So great was the Emperor love to his wife that he ordered the building of the most beautiful mausoleum on Earth for her.

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Uttar Pradesh : Taj Mahal #5

N 2 B 902 C 1 E Jul 20, 2007 F Jul 21, 2007

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The majestic dome in the middle of the monumental building.. On closer look, the lettering of the Quran verses around the archways appears to be uniform, regardless of their height.

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