Describe the history of taj mahal in 200 to 300 words
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Taj Mahal is one of India's best and beautiful tourist destinations. There are many historical monuments in India, however, Taj Mahal is the only one. It is a great artistic attraction, which attracts many people's mind every year, to see it. It is India's most charming monument, one of the seven wonders of the world. Taj Mahal is a symbol of the love of the great king of Agra. It is made using white marble, which makes it look attractive and wonderful. This is called "a dream of marble" by Rabindranath Tagore. This is the real heaven on earth, which has been made the world heritage by UNESCO.
It was built by the great Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, after his death in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is believed that he loved his wife very much and after his death it became very sad. He started living without food and water. He decided to keep all the memories of his wife in front of his eyes, then he built the Taj Mahal in memory of his inner love in front of Agra Fort. He used to see the Taj Mahal regularly from Agra Fort and remembered his wife. It took many years to build the Taj Mahal. This historical monument symbolizes the love of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz.
The atmosphere around the Taj Mahal is very natural and attractive. It is located on the banks of river Yamuna in Agra city, in Uttar Pradesh. The Taj Mahal has been built using the royal artwork by the views of many artists and artisans. Many decorative grasses and trees increase its beauty and the fragrance of the environment. Some fascinating water fountains have been made in the middle of the foothills in front of the Taj Mahal building. These fascinating fountains make the entrance to the tomb.
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History of Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, for reasons more than just looking magnificent. It's the history of Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence: a soul that is filled with love, loss, remorse, and love again. Because if it was not for love, the world would have been robbed of a fine example upon which people base their relationships. An example of how deeply a man loved his wife, that even after she remained but a memory, he made sure that this memory would never fade away. This man was the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who was head-over-heels in love with Mumtaz Mahal, his dear wife. She was a Muslim Persian princess (her name Arjumand Banu Begum before marriage) and he was the son of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir and grandson of Akbar the Great. It was at the age of 14 that he met Mumtaz and fell in love with her. Five years later in the year 1612, they got married.
Mumtaz Mahal, an inseparable companion of Shah Jahan, died in 1631, while giving birth to their 14th child. It was in the memory of his beloved wife that Shah Jahan built a magnificent monument as a tribute to her, which we today know as the "Taj Mahal". The construction of Taj Mahal started in the year 1631. Masons, stonecutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome-builders and other artisans were requisitioned from the whole of the empire and also from Central Asia and Iran, and it took approximately 22 years to build what we see today. An epitome of love, it made use of the services of 22,000 laborers and 1,000 elephants. The monument was built entirely out of white marble, which was brought in from all over India and central Asia. After an expenditure of approximately 32 million rupees, Taj Mahal was finally completed in the year 1653.
It was soon after the completion of Taj Mahal that Shah Jahan was deposed by his own son Aurangzeb and was put under house arrest at nearby Agra Fort. Shah Jahan, himself also, lies entombed in this mausoleum along with his wife. Moving further down the history, it was at the end of the 19th century that British Viceroy Lord Curzon ordered a sweeping restoration project, which was completed in 1908, as a measure to restore what was lost during the Indian rebellion of 1857: Taj being blemished by British soldiers and government officials who also deprived the monument of its immaculate beauty by chiseling out precious stones and lapis lazuli from its walls. Also, the British style lawns that we see today adding on to the beauty of Taj were remodeled around the same time. Despite prevailing controversies, past and present threats from Indo-Pak war and environmental pollution, this epitome of love continuous to shine and attract people from all over the world.