Taj Mahal "a monument of immeasurable beauty". Taj Mahal "the epitome of love". The beauty of this monument is such that it is beyond the scope of words. The thoughts that come into the mind while watching the Taj Mahal of Agra in India is not just its phenomenal beauty, but the immense love which was the reason behind its construction. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan got this monument constructed in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, with whom he fell in love at the first sight. The very first sight of the Taj Mahal, the epitome of love and romance leaves one mesmerized.
Taj Mahal, for numerous reasons, has been a muse for many poets and painters from the many past centuries. It has been a center of attraction not only for Indian poets but for poets from foreign lands as well. Sir Edwin Arnold, an English poet describes The Taj in his words, "Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passion of an emperor's love wrought in living stones.
Before the time of Shah Jahan , most of the Mughal monuments were built only with red sandstone but it was during the reign of Shah Jahan that he encouraged the use of white marble encrusted with semi-precious stones. Along with this, the interior as well as the exterior of the Taj Mahal consist of othed work of art as well such as jail-work, inlay work, Herringbone, Plant motifs, Spandrel detail,ncised painting, Reflective tiles, Calligraphy of Persian poems as well as Finial Floor Tiling.
The call of the muezzin hung in the air, suspended for a moment in time….A timeless moment which recalled the past glory of the Mughal empire and the unsurpassed love of one of its architects, Shah Jahan, for his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal stood silent, an eloquent testimony of eternal love, etched against the perfect evening sky.
As crimson rays tinged the flawless façade of the Taj Mahal, a delicate pink, the people bowed in homage as they recalled the poignant saga of love encapsulated in the annals of history.
A lyric in luminous marble, the Taj Mahal stands on the banks of the river Yamuna. Immovable and unsurpassed in its beauty, yet the Taj Mahal has moved thousands of people to an expression of eloquent emotion. One of the Seven Wonders of the World,
the Taj Mahal was designed by a Persian architect named Ustad Isa, at the behest of the heart.-broken Mughal king - Shah Jahan – to fulfill the last wish of his wife.