Taj Mahal Location
Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal and once the capital of the Mughal
empire, has several monuments which display the splendour of Mughal
architecture. It was here that Babar, the founder of the dynasty, had the
first formal Persian garden laid out on the banks of the river Yamuna.
Akbar, his grandson, raised the towering ramparts of the great Red Fort,
within whose walls Jahangir built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens, and
which Shahajahan embellished with marble mosques, palaces and pavilions of
gem-inlaid white marble.
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Mumtaz Mahal
The story of Taj Mahal is inseparable from the life of Mumtaz Mahal
who was the chief queen of Shahjahan. Prince Khurram, as Shahjahan was known
before he became the Mughal emperor, was a handsome twenty-year-old man,
when he was betrothed to Mumtaz. It is said that the imperial capital of
Agra was agog with the description of her beauty at the time of the
betrothal. The maiden name of Mumtaz Mahal was Arjumand Banu Begum. Prince
Khurram had been married twice before he met and married Mumtaz Mahal.
Mumtaz bore him 13 children and accompanied him wherever he went.
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Taj Mahal Story 
The story of Taj Mahal reflects the intensity of love. The fairy tale
began when walking through the bazaar of Agra prince qhurram saw a girl. The
girl was exceptionally beautiful. It was a love at first sight for both of
them. After five years, on an auspicious day they were married and from that
moment began the great epic of love.
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Taj Mahal History
The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in memory of his beloved wife,
Arjumarid Bano Begum; popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in A.H. 1040
(A.D. 1630). Her last wish to her husband was "to build a tomb in her
memory such as the world had never seen before". Thus emperor Shah
Jahan set about building this fairy tale like marvel.
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Taj Mahal Garden
The lush green garden expands from the main gateway to the plinth, over
which stands the tomb. The garden in essense is based on symmetry and
geometrical measurements. The Persian style garden has a close link with
paradise, since Quran describes paradise as a beautiful garden.
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Places
Around Taj Mahal
Agra ::
Jaipur
::
Bharatpur ::
Ranthambore ::
Sariska ::
Varanasi
::
Khajuraho ::
Jaisalmer ::
Delhi
::
Jodhpur ::
Udaipur
::
Bikaner ::
Samode
::
Shekhawati ::
Neemrana ::
Sawai
Madhopur (Ranthambore) ::
Bandhavgarh
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