Taj Mahal

About one hundred miles east of Delhi in Northern India stands the city Agra. Within it lies perhaps one of the greatest architectural monument ever built. Designed by a Turkish architect, the monument was made of white marble. It stands as a monument to represent the love that Shah Jahan had for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The building took about 11 years to complete even though it has been said by stories that it took about 22 years and required some twenty thousand workers.
The story of how the monument was founded started like this. Its all started in 1611 when Emperor Jahingar married his childhood sweetheart, after having her true husband murdered. Her name was Arjumand Banu. To unite her position, the new Empress soon arranged for the marriage for her niece and one of the Emperor’s son, Prince Khurram to get married. For the next five years, the Prince was involved in warfare, fighting for his country. Thoughout this dangerous time, his wife was never far from his side. Thus they lived a adventurous and dangerous life together.
Once he returned from war, he took throne in 1648, with his faithful bride, Arjumand Banu by his side. Prince Khurram, never known for his modesty, assumed the title of Shah J

The dome is made of white marble, but the tomb is set against the plain across the river and it is this background that works its magic of colors that, through their reflection, change the view of the Taj Mahal. Its suppose to be about how what angle does the sun hit the water in the front of the Taj Mahal. The colors change at different hours of the day and during different seasons. Like a jewel, the Taj Mahal sparkles in moonlight when the precious stones inlaid into the white marble on the main tomb catch the glow of the moon. The Taj Mahal is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden when the moon shines. These changes, they say, show the different moods of woman.

Personally, I think that this monument will end up staying with us for an extremely long time, even though the marble is deteriorating. The story of why this building was created is astonishing. Some people even call it the most beautiful building in the world.