Justify the fect that Tajmahal is one of the wonders of the world
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the Taj Mahal runs the risk of being toppled from its pride of place as one of the seven wonders. There are campaigns being run by every country to ensure that their own monuments figure as one of the Seven Wonders. Why is it so important for the Taj Mahal to be one of them?
It’s not just because the Taj Mahal is synonymous with India. Nor is it just because it is to India what Eiffel Tower is to France, the Big Apple to the US, and the Big Ben to the UK. The Taj Mahal is more than just a magnificent monument that was built by Emperor Shah Jehan at a cost of millions.
The Taj Mahal is the ultimate tribute to love. What can be more romantic than an emperor building a monument in the memory of his dear departed wife? What can be more inspiring than the fact that thousands of tourists turn up every year to gaze in awe and wonder at an edifice whose sheer magnificence creates not the splendour of a bygone past, but also pays a tribute to an emotion that makes us–black or white, rich or poor–human?
It’s a monument that is deservedly a Wonder of the World. For, in this age of strife where all that we have to show for our so-called modernity and technological prowess are images and monuments that either glorify or recall the horrors of wars, here’s a monument that is perhaps the only one that’s been created in the honour of Love. Isn’t that a tremendous heritage?
It is said that Shah Jehan planned a duplicate mausoleum to be built in black marble across the Yamuna river. However, he was overthrown and taken captive by his son Aurangzeb before it could be built. Ruins of black marble across the river in the Mahtab Bagh (the Moonlight Garden) support this legend. When Shah Jehan was imprisoned, the only thing that he could see from his prison cell was the Taj Mahal.
The monument has inspired a myriad of myths and beautiful legends. One story goes that once a year, during the rainy season, a single drop of water falls on Mumtaz Mahal’s cenotaph. The story recalls Rabindranath Tagore's description of the tomb as "one solitary tear hanging on the cheek of time."
Another myth suggests that beating the silhouette of the spire (set into the paving of the riverside forecourt) will cause water to come forth. To this day officials find broken bangles surrounding the silhouette.
It’s not just because the Taj Mahal is synonymous with India. Nor is it just because it is to India what Eiffel Tower is to France, the Big Apple to the US, and the Big Ben to the UK. The Taj Mahal is more than just a magnificent monument that was built by Emperor Shah Jehan at a cost of millions.
The Taj Mahal is the ultimate tribute to love. What can be more romantic than an emperor building a monument in the memory of his dear departed wife? What can be more inspiring than the fact that thousands of tourists turn up every year to gaze in awe and wonder at an edifice whose sheer magnificence creates not the splendour of a bygone past, but also pays a tribute to an emotion that makes us–black or white, rich or poor–human?
It’s a monument that is deservedly a Wonder of the World. For, in this age of strife where all that we have to show for our so-called modernity and technological prowess are images and monuments that either glorify or recall the horrors of wars, here’s a monument that is perhaps the only one that’s been created in the honour of Love. Isn’t that a tremendous heritage?
It is said that Shah Jehan planned a duplicate mausoleum to be built in black marble across the Yamuna river. However, he was overthrown and taken captive by his son Aurangzeb before it could be built. Ruins of black marble across the river in the Mahtab Bagh (the Moonlight Garden) support this legend. When Shah Jehan was imprisoned, the only thing that he could see from his prison cell was the Taj Mahal.
The monument has inspired a myriad of myths and beautiful legends. One story goes that once a year, during the rainy season, a single drop of water falls on Mumtaz Mahal’s cenotaph. The story recalls Rabindranath Tagore's description of the tomb as "one solitary tear hanging on the cheek of time."
Another myth suggests that beating the silhouette of the spire (set into the paving of the riverside forecourt) will cause water to come forth. To this day officials find broken bangles surrounding the silhouette.
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