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Taj Mahal is known as an example of Indian Muslim architecture. In addition, the Taj Mahal is remembered as a symbol of eternal love of Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is a symbol of love and desire. As reported by AFP new7wonders.com and was quoted on Monday (09/07/2007), Mogul emperor built the Taj Mahal was the fifth between the years 1631-1648 in memory of his wife, Arjuman Bano Begum, better known as Mumtaz Mahal. Initially, the Shah Jahan mosque just call it as the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, but eventually develop into the Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal when translated means 'Crown Palace', an extension of the name Mumtaz Mahal, who came from Persia. Mumtaz Mahal died at the age of 39 years, when it gave birth to the 14th in the year 1631.
The death of the empress was made the king so grieved. Before he died, Mumtaz told 'to be made graves which the world had never witnessed before to remember'. Be Jahan then mobilize 20 thousand workers fulfill his wife's message. Building materials were brought from all over India and central Asia to use a 1,000 elephants. Stand main dome 57 meters high. 28 beautiful rocks from various regions in Asia are used. Red sandstone of Fatehpur Sikri, jasper from Punjab, jade and crystal from China, turquoise from Tibet, lapis lazuli and sapphires from Sri Lanka, coal and stone kornelian from Arabia and diamonds from Panna. The floor was made of marble which glow from Makrana, Rajasthan. Unlike other Mughal tombs, the Taj Mahal gardens are in front of the tomb. Background of the Taj Mahal is the sky, so the Taj Mahal looks so sparkling with color. The composition of shapes and lines were perfectly symmetrical. Taj Mahal is really a symbol of love and affection.
