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essay on THE TAJ MAHAL

Answer 1

TAJ MAHAL ESSAY (400 WORDS)

Taj Mahal is a great Indian monument which attracts people’s mind from all over the world every year. It is located at the bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a splendid masterpiece of the Mughal architecture in India. It is situated at least 2.5 km away from the Agra Fort. It was built on the order of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan in the memory of his honourable and beloved wife, Arjumand Banu (later known as Mumtaz Mahal). She was very beautiful and loved so much by the King. After her death, King ordered his artisans to build a grand grave for her in her great memory. It is one of the greatest and highly attractive monuments of the world which has been mentioned as the 7th wonders of the world.

This monument is the symbol of the love and devotion of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan to her wife. It is called as the grand Mughal monument (a majestic historical structure) which is located in the heart of India. It is prepared using white marble and costly stones engraved in its walls very beautifully. It is considered as the Taj Mahal has been gifted by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to her lovely dead wife, Mumtaz Mahal. He called best artisans of the world to design the Taj Mahal building. It took many years and lots of money in getting prepared. It is also considered that he had rejected around hundreds of the designs and finally approved this one. Taj Mahal has four amazing pillars in its corners. They are designed so beautifully and slightly inclined outward in order to prevent Taj Mahal building from any natural calamities (like storm, etc) in the future.

The white marbles which have been used in building the Taj Mahal are very costly and were especially ordered from outside by the King to Agra. Taj Mahal has been structured combining various architecture styles like Indian, Persian, Islamic and Turkish. It has been declared by the UNESCO as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1983. It has attained a worldwide popularity as a seventh wonder of the world. Last year I went to the Agra with my dear Parents especially to see the Agra Fort and Taj Mahal. It was my winter holiday, I was so happy to see the monumental beauty of India. My parents had clearly described me about its history and truth. Really I had seen its real beauty with my eyes and felt very proud to be an Indian.

Answer 2

Taj Mahal Essay (250 words)

Taj Mahal is a very beautiful historical monument of India was built in the 17thcentury by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. It was built by him in the memory of his wife called Mumtaz Mahal. She was his 3rd wife whom he loved much. After her death, king was very upset and built a Taj Mahal by spending lots of money, several lives and days. He was used to of seeing the Taj Mahal from his Agra fort daily by remembering his wife. Taj Mahal is located in the city of Agra, Utter Pradesh in a very large and wide space. It is one of the seventh most beautiful buildings all over the world and called as seventh Ajuba. It is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in India where more than thousands of tourists come every year.
Taj Mahal and Agra Fort have been marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in 2007, it has been chosen as the Seven Wonders of the World. Taj Mahal is located 2.5 km away to the Agra Fort. It is a Mughal architecture and has been designed so beautifully by the mixture of ideas of Islamic Indian, Muslim arts, Persian, etc. It is supposed that Shah Jahan too was keen to build a same black tomb for himself however; unfortunately he died before implementing his ideas into action. After his death he has been buried in the side with his wife in the Taj Mahal.