Taj Mahal

@Ngcobo. I had no problem in taking pictures of the Taj Mahal and not visited the inside, because he was so near the time of closing. Inside only have two graves.
I made sure to visit the Taj Mahal at the time of sunset, which by the color of marble and the incidence of the sunset on it is a show. .

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i really don't understand what's the hype about this building?
in my view, it's a little over hyped.

@Yizzi25 Love Story of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz
Shah Jahan, the eldest son of Emperor Jahangir possessed very attractive looks. He was young handsome prince with sharp features. The year 1607 was a momentous year for him. As he was on his way to Meena Bazaar, he saw a mirror shop where Arjumand Banu (Mumtaz Mahal) sat to sell silk and glass beads. He bought the piece of mirror from the shop and along with that he also carried image of this pristine beauty in his mind, who was very beautiful and generous. After five years when he was twenty and the beautiful lady was 19, they got married. Their love story is the most important factor behind the Taj Mahal history.
Death of Mumtaz Mahal
In 1631, Mumtaz Mahal as usual went on an epedition with Shah Jahan. She was pregnant at that time and died due to extreme weakness during the child birth. She had borne Shahjahan fourteen children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived. When Mumtaz Mahal died, she was just 39 years old. Shahjahan was inconsolable and contemporary chronicles tell of the royal court mourning for two years. there was no music, no feasting, and no celebration of any kind.

Reason Behind Taj Mahal Construction
The queen before her death extracted four promises from her husband (a) to build a memorial of their undying love, b) he should remarry after her death,) take every care of her children and d) he should visit the memorial every year on her death anniversary. The history of Taj Mahal dates back to 17th century AD. In 1630, Shah Jahan and his wife were sheltered in a campaign at Burhanpur. At the same time Mumtaz went into a labour pain. She gave a birth to her 14th child, a baby girl. But soon after her delivery, she became very weak and her condition became worse. She took last breathe in arms of her husband. This is the sad chapter behind the Taj Mahal history.