Taj Mahal - India

Unesco's Science, Education and Cultural Organization has recognized India's Taj Mahal Temple as a World Cultural Heritage in 1983.

Taj Mahal - World Cultural Heritage in India

Taj Mahal , the famous temple in India is considered a symbol of undying love between Emperor Shah Jahan and Queen Mumtaz Mahal . Taj Mahal is located in the city of Agra, Utar Pradesh, in northern India. The temple is built of white stone on a large, harmonious space to enhance its beautiful, pure beauty. With Indian architecture - typical Muslim, Taj Mahal shimmering in the blue sky like a jewel ecstatic anyone who has the opportunity to admire.

The history of Taj Mahal construction is closely related to the story of the undying love of Emperor Shah Jahan (ascended to the throne in 1627) with his beloved wife, Queen Mumtaz Mahah. She unfortunately died at the age of 39 after giving birth to their 14th child (1631).

There are many stories about the death of the queen that have been passed on to each other for centuries in which the most talked-about story is: the death of Queen Mumtaz, which caused the emperor to suffer infinitely, just after one night of his hair become white. Before closing her eyes, Queen Mumtaz offered to ask the emperor to build a tomb to celebrate their love. Soon after, because of his love for the queen, Emperor Shah Jahan personally monitored the construction of Taj Mahal for 16 years (1632-1648) to get a gift for his late wife.
Taj Mahal is built of white marble and a variety of gems brought from many parts of the world. Therefore, the color of the temple changes miraculously during the day thanks to the color change of gemstones at different times depending on the color of the sun.

The architectural complex of Taj Mahal has 5 items: main gate, garden, mosque, resort and main tomb . Taj Mahal is built on a land of 304m wide and 580m long, in the middle of the land is a castle (tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan and Queen Mumtaz Mahah) 75m high octagonal bottom with round dome made Completely made of white marble and sandstone. Surrounded by 4 small round arches. Four temple corners are 4 40m high towers. According to the Islamic concept, the number 4 represents sacredness and immortality. The height of the temple is about 80m. Around the castle are walls of many beautifully carved arched windows and doors with different types of gems. On the large room on the second floor are 2 tombs of Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal inlaid with 12 kinds of colorful gems on a white marble background decorated with many elegant motifs.

Auxiliary works around Taj Mahal and gardens completed about 5 years later created a harmonious architectural complex, adding to the magnificent beauty of the main building.

Taj Mahal was designed by architect Ustad Tsa of Iran, according to the stories of the tradition, he was the best architect of the time that King Shah Jahan gave much effort to invite to design and supervise construction of this wonder.

To complete the Taj Mahal it is estimated that 20,000 workers and craftsmen from India are needed. In order to specialize in mainly stone materials , the king bought more than 1,000 elephants to carry materials back to the temple. Many precious ingredients have been purchased and brought from many remote areas, which makes the temple a difference.

If Agra is a beautiful flower garden of Indian architectural art during Mogol period, Taj Mahal is the pride of this country. In fact, Taj Mahal was created with the flesh and wisdom of the Indians and became one of the masterpieces of human architecture art.

Because of its magnificent beauty and undying love story, the Taj Mahal is widely known around the world. This temple is well-deserved as the Pearl of the Indian temples or the First Dream of white stone and one of India's most famous cultural heritage.