Monday, May 18, 2009

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal # Agra India
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The Taj Mahal was built during the Mughal Empire. It is known to be the most fascinating piece of Architecture built during Mughal's reign. The Taj Mahal was built in 1632 by Shah Jahan. What I found to be incredibly interesting is that the Taj Mahal actually took about 21 years to build. Today a building like that can be strung together in just a few short years. Another neat fact is that it was built as a memorial for Jahan's wife after she died. The Taj Mahal is an amazing piece of architecture with thousands of vivid paintings along with beautiful art everywhere. Just another great thing that the Mughal Empire created!

1 comment:

  1. It is very interesting that it took 21 years to built and that it was built for just one person because that is very different from today.

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