Information on The Taj Mahal Agra India - The Monument
The Taj Mahal has been constructed on a 313 square feet
marble platform, enclosed within a high boundary wall with broad octagonal
pavilions at the corners the most elegant dome has a diameter of 60
feet and a height of 80 feet. Pietra dura, semi precious stones inlaid
into the marble in beautiful patterns, is perhaps at its best here.
The jewel inlaid cenotaph of the queen lies within the dome. Set against
the plain across the river Yamuna, that works its magic of colours that,
through their reflection, change the view of The Taj Mahal, the tomb
especially appreciated for its perfect proportions and exquisite workmanship.
As they say about the Mughals in general, it has been "designed
like giants and finished like jewellers". 
Though, later critics saw a sentimental strain in the construction, built avowedly on a concept which makes death an almost nostalgic aspiration to the onlooker, the Taj Mahal is all its timeless beauty is still the inspiration to poets and painters, writers and photographers. So much so, that it offers a challenge to the poetic imagination, as does the best in the so-called Indo-Islamic 'baroque' style.
The Taj Mahal, also noted for its features like finely cut marble
screens and use of gems, is amazingly graceful from almost any angle,
its close-up is really astounding. Hence, we suggests, whenever you
are in Agra, rise at dawn and allow yourself some time to visit the
Taj Mahal's chameleon - like guises in different light. If Agra, whose
origins are recounted in the epic Mahabharata as 'Agrabana', is paradise,
then the Taj is arguably its heart core! .
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