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Is Taj Mahal a tomb or palace?
Taj Mahal is a palace mainly as the name refers [Taj:crown and mahal:palace i.e. crown of palaces] but people think it as a tomb as Shah Jahan has built this in the memory of his 3rd wife Mumtaz Mahal
What year was the Taj Mahal a palace?
The Taj Mahal was never a palace it was a memorial burial palace ground for the queen that died.
Biggest palace in India?
The Taj Mahal perhaps. but it is a mausoleum.
Why is named taj mahal?
Shah Jehan had no queen named Taj Mahal; it is impossible. Taj means crown; Mahal means building. Is it possible for any woman to have a strange name Crown Building. Mahal is Sanskrit. The court language during Shah Jehan was Persian, where a building is called Manzil, not Mahal.Shah Jehan's favourite queen's name was Arjumand Zamani not Taj Mahal.Read more: About_Taj_mahal
Why did they name the taj mahal?
Taj Mahal, is not a Muslim name as there is no such word called Mahal in Persian. A building is called Mahal in Sanskrit/Hindi; it called Manjil in Persian. Taj Mahal was called Tajo Mahal or the temple of Shiva inside a Rajput palace of Jagat Singh, grandson of Man Singh, the commander of Mongol Emperor Akbar.
Is there a palace in India if there is what is its name?
Taj Mahal
How did they get the name of the Taj Mahal?
taj means "crown". & in sanskrit mahal means a "buildin". so may b through that....
Is taj mahal a palace?
No it is the tomb of emporer Shah Jahan's wife.
What was the main objective of building the taj mahal?
The Taj Mahal, or crown of palaces, was originally built as a tomb. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz Mahal after she died in childbirth.
Why did Shah Jahan call the tomb the Taj Mahal?
He named the tomb Mumtaz Mahal, in the memory of his late wife Mumtaz, but later people started calling it Taj (Crown) Mahal (Castle)
Where is the hawa mahal situated?
The Taj Mahal is in India. Is that what you mean>
What is written on the Taj Mahal?
Shah Jehan took over a Rajput palace from Jagat Singh, grandson of Man Singh. Taj Mahal was a Shiva temple inside that palace. Shah Jehan then put verses of The Koran all over the place to claim it as a Muslim building. Taj Mahal is not a symbol of love, Shah Jehan had hundreds of women in his harem. 6 other women are also buried in the Taj Mahal complex.
