The History Of Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal History
The history of Taj Mahal is as legendary as the monument itself is. If you look into the Taj Mahal history, it will take you back into the royal grandeur of Mughal era when the art, culture and architecture in India were at its zenith. An architectural masterpiece of a kind of its own in the world, The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan in memory of his beloved queen Arjumand Bano Begum, popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1630 while giving birth to their 14th child at a young age of 38. According to history of Taj Mahal, it's said that Mumtaz took three promises from her husband Shah Jehan on death bed, and one was that "he would build a tomb in her memory such as the world had never seen before". And keeping his promises Shah Jehan build Taj Mahal as an architectural wonder that never fails to enchant its visitors. You too can visit the beautiful Taj Mahal and appreciate its architectural greatness on your Agra Travel with Hotels Agra India.

According to Taj Mahal history, its construction was started in 1631 and completed at the end of 1648 AD. A large number of craftsmen, sculptors and calligraphers from Persia, Baghdad, and Europe were employed to build the Taj Mahal, an architectural marvel in white marble. The history of Taj Mahal tells us that over 20,000 workmen toiled day and night for seventeen years to build this architectural extravaganza. A small town called Mumtazabad, named after the deceased empress Mumtaz Mahal, was built first to accommodate such a large number of laborers, craftsmen, sculptors and calligraphers.

According to history of the Taj Mahal, it's believed that Ustad Ahmad Lahori, a master architect of the age, designed this wonderful architecture. Amanat Khan Shirazi was the calligrapher of Taj Mahal, and his name occurs at the end of an inscription on one of the gates of this beautiful monument. Muhammad Hanif was the superintendent of Masons, while Ismail Khan Afridi of Turkey designed the giant dome. For the construction of the Taj Mahal, the materials were brought in from all over India and central Asia. While white marble was brought from Makrana Rajasthan, Red sandstone was brought from the nearby Fatehpur Sikri; Jasper from Punjab; Jade and Crystal from China; Turquoise from Tibet; Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire from Sri Lanka; Coal and Cornelian from Arabia; and diamonds from Panna. It's believed that it took a fleet of 1,000 elephants to transport the building material of Taj Mahal to the site. According to Taj Mahal history, in all 28 kinds of rare, semi precious and precious stones were used for inlay work in the Taj Mahal. Visit Taj Mahal and discover the fascinating details about this wonderful architecture in white marble.