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The TÄj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. The Mughal Emperor ShÄh JahÄn commissioned it as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1648.
The Taj Mahal was not designed by a single person. The project demanded talent from many people.
The names of many of the builders who participated in the construction of the Taj Mahal in different capacities have come down to us through various sources.
The Persian architect, Ustad Isa and Isa Muhammad Effendi, trained by the great Ottoman architect Koca Mimar Sinan Agha are frequently credited with a key role in the architectural design of the complex, but in fact there is little evidence to support this tradition, and the connection with Sinan (who died in 1588) is clearly a fairy-tale.
'Puru' from Benarus, Persia (Iran), has been mentioned supervising architect in Persian language texts. (e.g. see ISBN 964-7483-39-2).
The main dome was designed by Ismail Khan from the Ottoman Empire,considered to be the premier designer of hemispheres and builder of domes of that age.
Qazim Khan, a native of Lahore, cast the solid gold finial that crowned the Turkish master's dome.
Chiranjilal, a lapidary from Delhi, was chosen as the chief sculptor and mosaicist.
Amanat Khan from Persian Shiraz, Iran was the chief calligrapher (this fact is attested on the Taj Mahal gateway itself, where his name has been inscribed at the end of the inscription).
Muhammad Hanif was the supervisor of masons.
Mir Abdul Karim and Mukkarimat Khan of Shiraz, Iran handled finances and the management of daily production.
The creative team included sculptors from Bukhara, calligraphers from Syria and Persia, inlayers from southern India, stonecutters from Baluchistan, a specialist in building turrets, another who carved only marble flowers — thirty seven men in all formed the creative nucleus. To this core was added a labour force of twenty thousand workers recruited from across northern India.- |
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It's actually Taj mahal. Shah Jahan, emperor of the Mughal Empire during a period of great prosperity, controlled extensive resources. In 1631 his second wife died during the birth of their daughter Gauhara Begum, their fourteenth child. Shah Jahan was reportedly inconsolable. Contemporary court chronicles contain many stories concerning Shah Jahan's grief at Mumtaz's death; these are the basis of the "love-story" traditionally held as the inspiration for the Taj Mahal. So, in memory of his wife, he built the Taj mahal. |
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it was actually a shiv temple built by raja jai singh of amber. he sold it off to shah jahan who converted it to a mausoleum .
haven't u seen the true story of taj mahal.
go on to google and type it man and u will be shocked. |
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Shahjahan of Mughal empire ordered to build it for his wife Arjuman Banu Begum. For his love?, I doubt because according to the 'laws of love', love is given only to one person. He had more than 1 wife. I believe he built it for fame. It was not his money either.
Thousands of craftsmen, masons and hundreds of architects built it. Its master architect was Ustad ‘Isa, the renowned Islamic architect of his time claimed to have come from Iraq. After the completion of the monument, Shahjahan ordered to chop his hands.
If Shahjahan was a true lover, how could he do such a heinous act to cause pain to the one who made his dream come true? If he had the basic ingredients to feel the 'love', he couldn' t have done it.
For me Taj Mahal is more like a mall of fame than hall of love. |
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The Mughal Emperor ShÄh JahÄn commissioned it as a mausoleum for his favourite wife |
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williams
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The TÄj Mahal (Urdu: تاج Ù…Øل‎) is a mausoleum located in Agra, India.The Mughal Emperor ShÄh JahÄn commissioned it as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1648. Some dispute surrounds the question of who designed the Taj; it is clear a team of designers and craftsmen were responsible for the design, with Ustad Isa considered the most likely candidate as the principal designer. |
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Taj Mahal was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666 C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India. It is an "elegy in marble" or some say an expression of a "dream." Taj Mahal (meaning Crown Palace) is a Mausoleum that houses the grave of queen Mumtaz Mahal at the lower chamber. The grave of Shah Jahan was added to it later. The queen’s real name was Arjumand Banu. In the tradition of the Mughals, important ladies of the royal family were given another name at their marriage or at some other significant event in their lives, and that new name was commonly used by the public. Shah Jahan's real name was Shahab-ud-din, and he was known as Prince Khurram before ascending to the throne in 1628. |
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