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    The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India that was commissioned by Shah Jahan, the 5th Mughal Emperor, to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the monument took over 20 years to complete, requiring thousands of laborers and artists, and resulting in one of the most outstanding examples of Mughal architecture. The symmetrical building is constructed from white marble and decorated with carvings and semi-precious stones, and its central dome and four minarets have become iconic symbols of India.

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    The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India that was commissioned by Shah Jahan, the 5th Mughal Emperor, to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the monument took over 20 years to complete, requiring thousands of laborers and artists, and resulting in one of the most outstanding examples of Mughal architecture. The symmetrical building is constructed from white marble and decorated with carvings and semi-precious stones, and its central dome and four minarets have become iconic symbols of India.

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    The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India that was commissioned by Shah Jahan, the 5th Mughal Emperor, to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the monument took over 20 years to complete, requiring thousands of laborers and artists, and resulting in one of the most outstanding examples of Mughal architecture. The symmetrical building is constructed from white marble and decorated with carvings and semi-precious stones, and its central dome and four minarets have become iconic symbols of India.

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    The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India that was commissioned by Shah Jahan, the 5th Mughal Emperor, to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the monument took over 20 years to complete, requiring thousands of laborers and artists, and resulting in one of the most outstanding examples of Mughal architecture. The symmetrical building is constructed from white marble and decorated with carvings and semi-precious stones, and its central dome and four minarets have become iconic symbols of India.

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    TAJ MAHAL

    REFERENCE:

    Turtle, M. (July 12, 2019). World Heritage Site:


    Love and Power at the Taj Mahal. Retrieved
    from https://www.timetravelturtle.com/visiting-
    taj-mahal-india/

     Also known as crown of palaces


     One of the seven new wonders of the world
     Most outstanding examples of Mughal architecture
     An enormous mausoleum complex
     Commissioned by Shah Jahan (5th Mughal Emperor)

    REFERENCE:

    Noguès, O. (2013). Landmarks of the World:


    Taj Mahal biography of Shah Jahan. Retrieved
    from https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Taj-
    Mahal/Shah-Jahan.php

     For his wife Mumtaz Mahal

    REFERENCE:

    Mutsuddi, I. (September 16, 2015). Poem of


    Eternal Love on White Marble….Part I.
    Retrieved from
    https://medium.com/@i_mutsuddi/poem-of-
    eternal-love-on-white-marble-part-i-
    44800cb4ac2e
     Location: Southern Bank of Yamuna River in Agra, India

    REFERENCE:

    Peckham, D. (2016). Taj Mahal


    Reflection, Yamuna River,
    Textured. Retrieved from
    https://www.robertharding.com/pr
    eview/817-444499/taj-mahal-
    yamuna-river-agra-uttar-pradesh-
    india/

    DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TAJ MAHAL

     Construction: 1932 to 1653


     Chief architect: Ustad Ahmad Lahauri

    Retrieved from
    https://viajesenchancletas.com/2018/07/07/taj-
    mahal-culto-al-amor/

    DIKO MAKITA KUNG SINO AT KUNG


    KAILAN NAPUBLISHED YUNG ARTICLE,
    pero ito na yung best picture na nakita ko
    hehe. SORRY 

     22,000 laborers, painters, stonecutters, and embroidery artists


     1,000 gigantic elephants for the transportation of materials
     Taj Mahal is made up of white marbles with semi-precious stones (jade crystal, lapis lazuli,
    amethyst and turquoise).
     Formed pietra dura
    REFERENCE:

    Tyagi, A. (July 17, 2019). Mughal


    Art and Architecture In India.
    Retrieved from
    https://www.luxeva.com/2019/07/cr
    aft-revival-pietra-dura-the-
    remarkable-remnant-of-mughal-art-
    and-architecture-in-india/
     Central Dome

    REFERENCE:

    Jamal, H. (August 31, 2017).


    Structural Details and Components
    of Taj Mahal. Retrieved from
    https://www.aboutcivil.org/structura
    l-reinforcement-details-taj-
    mahal.html
    o Also called as “Onion Dome”
    o 240 feet (73 meters)
    o surrounded by four smaller domes and four slender towers
    o Arched entrances were inscribed with verses from Quran

    REFERENCE:

    Noguès, O. (2013). Calligraphic


    inscriptions. Retrieved from
    https://www.wonders-of-the-
    world.net/Taj-Mahal/Scriptures-on-
    the-Taj-Mahal.php
     Cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal

    REFERENCE:

    Cheng, L. (February 14, 2017).


    Eight Secrets of the Taj Mahal.
    Retrieved from
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/t
    ravel/eight-secrets-taj-mahal-
    180962168/

    o Also known as false tomb (real sarcophagus containing her actual remains lay below, at
    garden level)
    o Octagonal marble chamber adorned with carvings and semi-precious stones

     The Rest of the Taj Mahal complex includes:


    o main gateway of red sandstone

    REFERENCE:

    Sharma, S. M. (July 12, 2017). History of the


    Taj Mahal: The Crown Jewel of India. Retrieved
    from
    https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/indi
    as-pride-of-the-world-the-taj-mahal/

    o a square garden divided into quarters by long pools of water

    REFERENCE:

    Mutsuddi, I. (September 16, 2015).


    Poem of Eternal Love on White
    Marble….Part I. Retrieved from
    https://medium.com/@i_mutsuddi/poe
    m-of-eternal-love-on-white-marble-
    part-i-44800cb4ac2e
    Retrieved from
    o red sandstone mosque http://www.etajmahaltour.com/mosque-
    of-the-taj-mahal.html
    DIKO MAKITA KUNG SINO AT KUNG KAILAN
    NAPUBLISHED YUNG ARTICLE, pero ito na yung
    best picture na nakita ko hehe. SORRY 

    o identical building called “jawab” Retrieved from


    https://travelthumb.blogspot.com/2018
    /11/jawab-masjid-agra.html
    DIKO MAKITA KUNG SINO AT KUNG KAILAN
    NAPUBLISHED YUNG ARTICLE, pero ito na yung
    best picture na nakita ko hehe. SORRY 
    o changing hues of the Mausoleum at different times of the day

    REFERENCE:

    Vaibhav. (December 9, 2018). 10 Taj


    Mahal Secret Mysteries You Must
    Know. Retrieved from
    https://trendpickle.com/taj-mahal-
    secret-mysteries-must-know/

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