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India Monuments
India has over fifty famous monuments categorized as mausoleums, memorials, or former royal complexes. The Taj Mahal is an Indian monument listed as a World Heritage site. The oldest monument is the Pattadal, built around the 700s.
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What is the historical symbol of the friendship if TajMahal is the symbol of the love?
The sign of friendship is loyalty and trust.
Why does the Taj Mahal - a great Indian monument turn yellow?
because of pollution, from cars and factories near by. the government of india has shutdown all the factories near by and no car can go inside the borders of the taj mahal...
What stone is sanchi stupa made up of?
At the early stage of its construction only large size of unburnt bricks and plaster were used with wooden parasol (chatrayasshti).
Thereafter stones were used in making gateway (34 feet high) (2)
Who was the architect of charminar?
maharajah Daleep Singh designed it many years ago according to a
book.
What was the period under which taj mahal was built?
Shahjahan started the construction in 1632 and he was successful in completing it in 1653. I'm not sure about the exact date and time for the matter of accuracy.
What is the city and country in which the Taj Mahal is located?
Taj Mahal is located in Agra, Uttarpradesh India.
Buland Darwaza was built by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Khandesh in Gujarat and Ahmadnagar in the Deccan.
Why are tourists fascinated by the Taj Mahal?
Taj Mahal is important because it is one of the 7 wonders in the world. it is very beautiful and tourists come to visit from all over the world. if it is destroyed than the wonders will remain 6. and tourists from other countries will not come to visit India and cannot see the beauty of our world.
What is the importance of red fort in present time?
It is the place where we host the flag on Independence Day
What is the taj mahal used for now?
It was built around 1648 as a mausoleum (a tomb) for the wife of Emperor Shah jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal by the emperor himself. When the Shah died he was also buried alongside his beloved wife.
Although the Taj Mahal is now a beautiful tourist attraction and one of the most beautiful structures in the world, it is still essentially a tomb, and continues to be so to this day, as both the Shah and his wife are still buried at the centre of the building.
The building of the Gol Gumbaz started in 1626 and was completed in 1656.
What does the taj mahal reveal about the civilization that built it?
The Mughal emperors were very rich. APEX
Who built the jantar mantar why was it built?
A mughal king created the jantar mantar in 1725 continuing on in 1726.
How many storeys does the hawamehal have?
The palace is a five-story pyramidal shaped monument that rises to a height of 50 feet (15 m) from its high base.
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.
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Was the taj mahal built for beauty?
Taj Mahal was built in memory of Mumtaz Mahal the wife of Shah Jahan who died in child birth. Also to contain the tombs of Akbar and shah Jahan's wife.
Totally false. It is a British propaganda. Shah Jehan had no wife named Taj Mahal. The queen who was buried next to him was Arjumand Zamani. Akber`s tomb is separate ablout 20 miles from Agra in Sekandra. Shah Jehan never built Taj Mahal, he glot hold of a Hindu Fort and renovated the temple as Mosque as the Muslims always do.
