Download or read book The Taj Mahal Is A Temple Place The Greatest Historical Discovery Of Modern Times written by P.N. Oak and published by . This book was released on with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Author Furnishes Evidences To Prove That Taj Mahal Existed Years Before The Death Of Mumtaz Mahal. According To The Author It Was A Temple Palace And The Records Were Falsified To Show It As A Grave.
Download or read book The Taj Mahal written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures. *Explains the Taj Mahal's construction history and cultural influences. *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. "Should guilty seek asylum here, Like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin. Should a sinner make his way to this mansion, All his past sins are to be washed away. The sight of this mansion creates sorrowing sighs; And the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes. In this world this edifice has been made; To display thereby the creator's glory." - Emperor Shah Jahan's description of the Taj Mahal "The Taj Mahal rises above the banks of the river like a solitary tear suspended on the cheek of time." - Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali Nobel Laureate Poet "Rahul had wondered how someone could love their beloved so much that their dedication to them became one of the wonders of the world." - Faraaz Kazi, modern novelist Taj Mahal is Arabic for "crown of palaces," and the name could not be more fitting for one of the most instantly recognizable buildings in the world. Constructed over a span of about 20 years in the mid-17th century as a mausoleum for the wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal is aptly described by UNESCO, which designated it a World Heritage site, as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage." Indeed, the Taj Mahal is truly a global icon because it masterfully fused the artistic and architectural elements of several cultures, including Indian, Ottoman, Persian, and Islamic cultures across the region. While the marble dome is the first feature that pops out about the Taj Mahal, the careful layout of the entire structure is also incredibly impressive, and it took thousands of laborers several years to work on the other features, from the gardens to the calligraphy inscribed on the exterior. The Taj Mahal also includes other buildings, including a mosque and other tombs and mausoleums for people close to the emperor. Not surprisingly, given the scope and quality of the work, the Taj Mahal has fascinated people around the world for centuries, and naturally, all sorts of myths about it have sprung up. For the most part, however, people are simply drawn to it today as one of the premiere tourist sites in the world, and millions of people come from around the world to visit it every year. The Taj Mahal: The History of India's Most Famous Monument chronicles the origins, construction, and history of the Taj Mahal over the last 350 years. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about one of the world's most famous memorials like you never have before.
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Download or read book The Taj Mahal and Its Incarnation 1631 1648 A D written by Prof R Nath and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the data related to the construction of the Taj Mahal, e.g. the identity of its builders, standard and quantity of stones used, measurements and costs of its different parts. This data was lying scattered in several unpublished Persian manuscripts as those of Mughal Beg and Syed Hasan, Imperial Firmans and Court histories. It has now been compiled, sifted, collated, analysed and, finally, interpreted, and attempt has been made, here for the first time, to write a history of this world famous monument from constructional point of view. It deals with the origin of its IDEA and FORM and presents the basic history of the TajMahal. It settles scores of popular misnomers and, more than that, it brings to light new facts, some of which are simply startling. Thus, for example, when we find costs of three sets of tomb-stones on the lists, we come to know, fairly authentically, that a third set of tombstones, viz. over the real graves, was made in the basement, just beneath the upper sets. This was not otherwise known to us. The sum shown against the name of a builder does not denote his personal salary, as we had been hitherto believing, but the cumulative salaries of the whole group, or guild, of artisans who worked under him. He was a sort of contractor, head-man or supervisor and he was not necessarily an artisan himself. The figures shown against common stones on these lists do not denote the number of their pieces, but a cubic 'dheri' or 'phari' in each case. And so on. This will, thus, help us to reconstruct the history of the Taj Mahal with greater authenticity. The scheme of the work is simple: Tables and Appendices (14 and 6 respectively) have been used to contain the basic data which has been analysed and interpreted in the text. Illustrations (Plates and Figures) have also been used. A Glossary of Technical terms, used by Lahauri and the compilers of these Persian manuscripts has also been given to make the narrative perfectly intelligible to the readers. Diacritical marks have not been used along with the popular names of persons and places, to avoid confusion. Persian texts of two manuscripts have also been appended for ready reference
Download or read book Taj Mahal written by Hourly History and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal in Agra is arguably the most iconic image of India and is visited by eight million tourists annually. It was characterized as "pure, perfect and unutterably lovely" by the British Viceroy, Lord Curzon, and in 1983, UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site of "outstanding universal value." For centuries the world has believed that it was built by Shah Jahan in 1631 to immortalize his love for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Certain mysteries and myths that surround the monument have recently come to the fore in the country, stimulating a public debate about the place it holds as a true representation of Indian culture. Inside you will read about... - The Life of Mumtaz Mahal: The Jewel of the Palace - The Building of the Taj Mahal - A UNESCO World Heritage Site - Myths, Conjecture, and Controversy - The 22 Locked Rooms in the Basement And much more! This book presents the five main historical figures of the Mughal Empire in India during that period as well as many details of how the Taj Mahal was built. It traces the events that have led to the present controversy.
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