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The Taj Mahal is one of the most wonderful buildings ever built in the history of mankind. No wonder it is one of the seven wonders of the world. History says that Shah Jahan, the Mughal king in the early 17th century lost his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. He constructed Taj Mahal in her memory and as a resting place for her tomb. The tombs of the Emperor and his wife are placed side-by-side inside this beautiful piece of architecture. Shah Jahan poured a lot of his wealth during the creation of this great monument. Situated at the banks of Agra’s Yamuna River, Taj Mahal is an achievement of almost 20,000 stone carvers, masons, and artists. These workers were employed from all over India, and some came from as far as Turkey and Iraq. It took them almost 20 years to complete the monument and its lush gardens in year 1654. Sadly all the artists were rewarded for their good work in a very unusual way – their hands were chopped off so that could never recreate a beautiful monument like the Taj Mahal again. The Taj Mahal is made from white marble stone with precious gems and stones embedded in its walls. The precious stones were plundered and looted by foreign invaders in recent times. The monument appears pink in the morning, white during daytime and golden during evening. The four pillars (called minarets) around the main dome are slightly tilted so that they fall away from the central tomb, in case they were to collapse. The Taj Mahal is a perfectly symmetrical building except at one place, and that is the tomb of the Emperor and his Queen. This is because Taj Mahal was to have the tomb of only the Emperor’s wife when it was planned. Shah Jahan died in 1666, about 12 years after Taj Mahal was built and was then buried right next to Mumtaz Maha;’s tomb. Two red sandstone buildings stand beside the main mausoleum on either side. One, to the west, is a mosque. The other is a former guesthouse. The lush gardens surrounding the Taj Mahal have an enormous reflecting pool which doubles the beauty of Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 (See another example of a world heritage site). The monument is threatened by environmental pollution due to being on the banks of the river, including chance of acid rain from a nearby oil refinery. Recently, there is increasing evidence of other types of organic smoke that might be affecting the Taj Mahal that we must watch out for. Useful Resource: If you are visiting Taj Mahal we suggest you use
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ताजमहलबारे १० रोचक तथ्य !1 min read एजेन्सी– भारतको आगरा शहरस्थित एक समाधिस्थल हो ताजमहल । यसको निर्माण मुगल सम्राट शाहजहाँले महारानी मुमताज महलको सम्झनामा निर्माण गर्न लगाएका थिए । ताज महल मुगल वास्तुकलाको उत्कृष्ट नमूना हो । यसको वास्तुकला शैली फारसी, टर्की, भारतीय तथा इस्लामिक वास्तुकलाको घटकहरूको अनौठो मिश्रण हो । सन् १९८३ मा, ताजमहल युनेस्को विश्व सम्पदा क्षेत्र बन्यो । यसको साथै, यसलाई विश्व सम्पदाको सर्वत्र प्रशंसा पाउने, अत्युत्तम मानवीय कृतिहरू मध्येको एक बताइएको छ । ताजमहललाई भारतको इस्लामी कलाको रत्न पनि घोषित गरिएको छ । साधारणतया देखिएको सिङ्गमर्मरको पातोहरूको ठूलो-ठूलो तहबाट छोप्न बनाएको भवनहरूको सरह नबनाएर यसको श्वेत गुम्बद तथा टाइल आकारमा सिङ्गमर्मरबाट छोपिएको छ । यसको निर्माण सन १६४८को लगभगमा पुरा भएको थियो । त्यस्ताद अहमद लाहौरीलाई प्रायः यसको प्रधान डिजायनकर्ता मानिन्छ। संसारको आश्चर्यजनक ताजमहलमा प्रत्येक वर्ष करोडौँ पर्यटकहरु घुम्न जान्छन् । यमुना नदीको किनारमा सिगमरमरले बनेको महल, छायांपर्ने पानीको पोखरि तथा सुन्दर बगैचाले सबैको मन लोभ्याउँछ । सुन्दर ताजमहलबारे १० रोचक तथ्य यस्ता छन्– १) अहमद लाहोरि नामक आर्किटेक्टको अगुवाईमा ताज महल बनाउन २० हजार मजदुरलाई २० वर्ष लागेको थियो । सन १६३२ मा निर्माण कार्य शुरू भै सन १६५३ मा सिद्धिएको थियो । २) भारतमा व्रिटिसले शासन गर्ने बेला मुख्य स्मारकको गेस्ट रुम भाडामा दिइएको थियो त्यहाँ नवविवाहित जोडिले सुहागरात मनाउने गरेका थिए । ३) ताजमहलभित्र एउटा रोयल गेट छ, जहाँबाट अगाडि बढेर हेर्दा ताजमहल ठूलो हुँदै जान्छ र पाइला पछाडि सार्दा ताजमहल क्रमशः सानो हुँदै जान्छ । ४) मुगल संम्राट र उनकी महारानी मुमताजले खाना खानुभन्दा अगाडि जाँच गर्ने एउटा साम्रगी थियो । जहाँ खाना राखेर परिक्षण गरेपछि मात्र उनीहरुले खान्थे । उक्त भाँडा आजपनि संग्राहलयमा राखिएको छ । ५) ताजमहल पुरै सिंहमरमरले बनेको छ र यसमा ठडिएका धरहराहरु थोरै बाहिरपट्टी झुकेका छन्, ताकि भूकम्पले विनासलिला मच्याउदा पनि मुख्य महललाई क्षति नपुगोस् । ६) सूर्यको र चन्द्रमाको किरण संगसगै ताजमहलको रंग बदलिने गर्दछ । विहानीपख हल्का गुलावी, मध्यान्हमा सेतो, सूर्यास्तमा सुनौला देखिन्छ भने जूनको किरणमा सिल्भर जस्तै । यसलाई पलपलमा परिवर्तन भैरहने महिलाहरूको मुड संग तुलना गर्ने गरिन्छ । ७) ताजमहलको लागी आवश्यक निर्माण सामाग्री ढुवानी गर्न एक हजार भन्दा धेरै हात्तिहरूको प्रयोग गरिएको थियो । ८) ताजमहलको उचाई १७१ मिटर वा ५६१ फिट छ । ९) ताजमहल परिसरमा ६ वटा चिहान राखिएको छ । ति चिहानहरु सम्राट र मुमताजसँगै उनका ४ नोकर र नोकर्नीहरुका समेत हुन् । १०) ताजमहलमा पर्यटकहरु घुम्न जाँदा एउटा कफिन देखाइन्छ । जुन नक्कली हो ।