Taj Mahal Essay

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Love is blind, it can happen anywhere, anytime, and with anyone. At the age of 18, I experienced my first love, but we were apart. I think Taj Mahal changed peoples view of love, and made peoples bond intense. Love is magical, it just happens and you don’t even realize it until something is taken away from you. Taj Mahal is one strong example of love, because it shows how Shah Jahan built a proof of his love (Taj Mahal), buried her body under the Taj Mahal, and stared at the monument for eight years of his jail. Mughal Emperor Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram, who was famous for Taj Mahal, was born on January 5th, 1592 in Lahore, Pakistan. He is better known as Shah Jahan. He was the son of successor Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim, known as Jahangir, who was the fourth Mughal ruler. Shah Jahan was the third child of Jahangir and the fifth Mughal ruler. Shah Jahan rebelled against Jahangir, …show more content…

It was indicated as one of the seven wonders of the world. It’s located in Agra, India. The construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632, it took about 22 years t build. Over 1,000 elephants were used as transportation to deliver materials, and almost 2,000 workers were needed to complete the construction. There are total of five domes of the monument, four small domes are surrounded by one tall in the middle. The middle dome is 561feet tall. The outer look of Taj Mahal that attracts the beauty of Taj Mahal is the luxurious white marble, that was brought from many different countries. The white marble changes its color by the sunlight reflection throughout the day. Taj Mahal is aligned in a symmetrical shape where everything on the right side is the same as on the left side. Shah Jahan buried Mumtaz Mahal’s body under the beautiful Taj Mahal, to show his unconditional love to the world, how he could do his best to make her memory last

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