Express Company) has published a list of 100 most endangered sites (1996) in the World. The environment of Agra is today beset with problems relating to the inadequacy of its urban infrastructure for transportation‚ water and electricity. Residential fuel combustion‚ diesel trains and buses‚ and back-up generators cause the densest pollution near the Taj Mahal. Constitution of the proposed Agra Ring Road and Bypass that would divert the estimated daily 6‚50‚000 tons of trans-India truck traffic financing
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death of Shah Jahan’s wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. This magnificent mausoleum is a prime example of his love and wanting to give his queen a sumptuous resting place. Body Paragraph 1 (Who built it) - Body Paragraph 2 (Why it was built) - The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World‚ for reasons more than just looking magnificent. It’s the history of Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence: a soul that is filled with love‚ loss‚ remorse‚ and love again. Because if it was not for
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j The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra‚ India‚ that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal.The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture‚ a style that combines elements from Persian‚ Turkish‚ Indian‚ and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983‚ the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s
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HISTORY OF INDIA’S TOURISM INTRODUCTION It’s 65 years since independence‚ and in its wake Indian tourism industry has traversed a rocky road – much like the subcontinent itself. High Life surveys six colourful decades… Flashing with heat and drowned by monsoons‚ with its rainbow of saris and the fast-changing blues of its overarching skies India‚ to the chilly British mind‚ has long defined the exotic… ´Characteristics grow more vivid beneath the Indian sky‚’ From text pg. 206 -------------------------------------------------
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you can see on your tour to Delhi.Neighboring Delhi is the city of Agra well known as the imperial capital of the Mughal Empire. City of Agra got its real grace during the reign of Shah Jahan. In 1631‚the Mughal ruler built the beautiful mausoleum of Taj Mahal‚ in the memory of his consort Mumtaz Mahal. The monument is still an inspiration for true lovers. The historical city of Agra also has many other Mughal monuments like the Agra Fort‚ the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah‚ and Akbar’s fort at Sikandra
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SYMBOLISM‚ AND URBAN SIGNIFICANCE Much has been written on the Taj Mahal‚ but little has been said about its architecture. There has been only one interpretation of the symbolism of the mausoleum‚1 and the urban situation of the monument in the city of Agra has been almost entirely neglected. In brief form‚ this essay presents the main results of a recently completed monograph in which I address these issues.2 The Taj Mahal is the Mughals’ great contribution to world architecture‚ and‚ as the contemporary
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there is no doubt that he was the most aesthetically sensitive of all the Mughals. As a boy of 15‚ he had impressed both his father and his grandfather with the taste he demonstrated in re-designing the Imperial apartments in Kabul and buildings within Agra fort. He had precocious talent for building and he had the most refined of the tastes in arts and architecture. His thirty year reign is dominated by an outward sense of prosperity and stability unmatched even during Akbar’s rule. At the
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The Taj Mahal is a historical monument. It is situated on the bank of Yamuna river in Agra. It is a beautiful tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is called the wonder of the world. It was made by Emperor Shahjahan in the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is made of pure white marble of Makrana. Thousands of visitors come to see this wonderful building of Love in Agra every year. Thousands of artists‚ artisans and workers worked for twenty years to complete it. About 20 crores of rupees were
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city of Agra‚ where Taj Mahal is situated‚ is just a few hours drive away from my home town‚ I never got chance to visit The Taj Mahal before. I was very much excited about the trip‚ as big and beautiful buildings always appeal to me‚ and on this trip I was going to see one of the beautiful buildings in the world‚ and that’s with my friends! We started our trip from our school itself; and after three hours of singing and having good time with friends in a school bus‚ we reached the Agra. Our first
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