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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal The Taj Mahal was a complex of buildings built between 1631 and1654 in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on the banks of Yamuna, was created by the Muslim emperor Shah Jahan of the Mughal dynasty. The impressive group was held in honor of his favorite wife, Arjumand Bano Begum Mumtaz Mahal known as she died giving birth to their 14th child, and the effort needed to buildabout 20,000 workers. The Taj Mahal is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Islamic architecture, Persian, Indian and even Turkey. The monument has been especially well known for the romantic character of his inspiration. The Taj Mahal is an integrated set of buildings. Now a major tourist destination in India. In 1983, he was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The Taj Mahal was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. http://www.misrespuestas.com/que-es-el-taj-mahal.html The Taj Mahal is a monument located in the city of Agra in northern India. This monument was built between 1631-1653 by the Muslim emperor Shah Jahan, who conceived it as a mausoleum for his favorite wife,Arjumand Bano Begum, better known as Mumtaz Mahal. One of the remarkable aspects of this work is its combination of architectural styles including Indian influences, Islamic, and Persian. Historically, Shah Jahan was a character that had almost unlimited resources. Before embarking on this remarkable work of architecture, ordered the construction of the gardens and palaces of Shalimar in honor of his wife Mumtaz, who died when she gave birth to a son of this Muslim marriage. Following this, the Muslim emperor was very sad, so he decided to build this mausoleum. Shortly after the completion of construction, the son of Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, put his father in the Taj Mahal arrest until his death. With his death, Aurangzeb decided to bury his father in the historic mausoleum, in which also the remains of his beloved wife, a fact that meant breaking the symmetry of the original architecture for which it was designed the mausoleum. During the nineteenth century, with the British invasion of India the nation, the monument suffered a marked deterioration from the officers, many of whom seized belongings, especially lapis lazuli and precious stones found in the walls. By the late nineteenth century, the British viceroy, Lord Curzon ordered a restoration project that ended in 1908. It was also during this period of history, the gardens were modified with a more English, decoration can still be noticed today. It is in 1942 when after the second world war, the Taj Mahal was protected structures due to the threat of bombing of German and Japanese air forces. A similar measure was adopted in the period in which the conflict took place between India and Pakistan in 1965 and 1971. In 1983 it was declared by UNESCO as a national heritage of humanity.

The origin of the name Taj Mahal is from the Persian language, where "Taj" is a crown, while "Mahal", is a place or area. For this reason the term Taj Mahal can be translated as "place of the crown." However, some sources suggest that the name is derived directly from Mumtaz Mahal, a title that had the favorite wife of the powerful emperor of the time. Today, the Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Thus, millions of tourists have visited the site. Today, Sunni Muslims have claimed ownership based on the fact that is buried inside the Princess of Sunni Muslim faith. However, the government of India has rejected the proposal as being without merit. http://www.islamicity.com/culture/taj/default.htm Taj Mahal was built over a period of twenty years, employing twenty thousand workers. It was completed in 1648 CE at a cost of 32 million rupees. The construction documents show that its master architect was Ustad Isa ', the famous Islamic architect of his time.The documents contain names of employees and the inventory ofconstruction materials and their origin. Expert craftsmen from Delhi,Qannauj, Lahore, Multan and were empleados.Adems, manyrenowned Muslim craftsmen from Baghdad, Shiraz and Bukharaworked on many specialized tasks. http://locuraviajes.com/blog/taj-mahal-una-historia-de-amor/ The love story Shah Jahan to his beloved Arjumand met in a bazaar where it was selling crystals. Admired for her beauty was not able to speak to him at first. Pursued by the armies of his father, the Emperor, because of that relationship, after two wives and five years since that first meeting, joined in marriage. Arjumand became known as Mumtaz Mahal, "the chosen of the palace." For years they were a loving couple, who lived for one another, she was his faithful companion in all his campaigns, he showered her with gifts, details, flowers, diamonds. After the death of Emperor Jehangir, Shah Jahan ascended the throne. Two years later, in 1630, tragedy struck.

There, sitting on the bench, with the last rays of sun reflected on that work of art, while my gaze was directed toward the silhouette was outlined in the pond, I thought the final sequence. In full military campaign in Burhanpur, the new emperor warned that the 13th birth was complicated by his wife. Shah Jahan was in despair at his shop, just in time to take her hand and give him his last good bye.

The emperor and was never the same. Retreated to the Red Fort on the left bank of the river Yamuna, where he lived, penned by his son, the last years of

his life, leaving the empire in the hands of his successors. Opposite the fort, visible from every window, and across the river, he built the most impressive Mausoleum human mind could ever conceive.

The best builders, the best workers, the best jewelry, the best stones ... it was little to the resting place of his beloved, even, was diverted to the Yamuna, the Taj Mahal could be reflected in its waters. And there, after two decades of construction, in 1648, was buried his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. Next to her, was buried years later the emperor to repose always together forever.