Saturday 13 October 2012

Taj Mahal in India

Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal in Agra, India. It is one of the world's best sites, but it is being irreparably damaged by air and water pollution is a threat. Twelve years ago the government started a programme to save the monument, with Bill Clinton saying that pollution had done "what 350 years of wars, invasions and natural disasters have failed to do. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal on a large scale "Muslim art in India and world heritage jewelery masterpieces of world acclaim as a recognized.
Taj Mahal is regarded by many as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Indian architectural styles.
In 1631, the Shah, emperor of the Mughal empire's period of greatest prosperity, the grief-stricken when his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, died during the birth of their 14th child, Gauhara Begum Taj Mahal. 1632 construction work began.


Taj Mahal wallpaper

Taj Mahal at night


Taj Mahal

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