What Makes The Taj Mahal A World Masterpiece

Taj Mahal is a tomb crystallizing the features of Islamic art nearly 400 years ago.
What makes the Taj Mahal a world masterpiece
The most famous tomb in India is located in the city of Agra, about 230 km from New Delhi with 4 hours by car. Construction in the 17th century was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1983 and described as a "masterpiece admired by the whole world among the world heritage".
To protect the nearly 400-year-old building from human impact, after walking through the gate, the garden in front of the mausoleum, to the red-white stone-paved steps (photo), you will have to cover your shoes with the hand bag when buy ticket. Ticket price to visit with foreign visitors is 1,100 INR (350,000 VND), maximum time 3 hours, with a bottle of water

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The main tomb is built high with a spacious surrounding courtyard, from here you can easily see the panoramic view. The work is mainly built of white marble - the main color of Islamic architecture. One of the unique features of the Taj Mahal is the symmetrical architecture on a square foundation with 4 arched doors, balconies, windows, towers .



. To build, many builders, cut stones, mosaics, painters, calligraphy from all over Central Asia, Iran ... was mobilized here. About 20,000 people worked day and night for about 20 years to finish the mausoleum. Photo: Taj Mahal
The mausoleum has one door, one door, and the rest is closed.



This is also the place where visitors can feel the sophisticated Islamic architectural art of the old Mughal empire. According to UNESCO documents, the beauty of the Taj Mahal lies in the rhythmic combination of solid materials and voids, convex and concave, and white marble and colored gemstones.
The patterns engraved on the marble wall from hundreds of years ago make visitors think of 3D paintings with soft lines of each flower, leaf.
Gem mosaic is another impressive feature in architectural art of Taj Mahal. According to the local guide, the marble, after being transported from the Rajasthan region, was painted and chiseled according to the lines by the craftsmen. The multicolored gemstone is also honed to fit the hollow, pre-cut marble on the marble and inlaid to the same smooth mass. At night, these motifs, if there is a light (moon) on, will sparkle. Photo: Wiki.




Some passages in the Koran are also decorated on the walls. Interestingly, visitors standing from below will see the text around the porch of the same size. But in fact the font size below is smaller, while the text on the dome is large, to create a visual effect that is balanced with the eyes of the viewer. According to the Taj Mahal travel introduction page, this Arabic inscription means: “Hey, the soul is resting. Return to God, be at peace with Him, and He will be at peace with you ”.
Inside the mausoleum is an area where visitors are not allowed to take pictures. This place is home to the tomb of King Shah Jahan (right) and Queen Mumtaz Mahal. Because the tomb was built by the king after the death of the queen, the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal is placed in the center.



Shah Jahan, after his death, was put to rest next to his wife he loved most. These are given only asymmetric details in the mausoleum. However, the two fenced-in graves allow visitors to visit, in fact, a simulation of the real tomb below. Thanks to the finger-hollowed holes on the stone walls, the inside of the tomb is still ventilated, not too dark. Photo: Taj Mahal.
The mausoleum is adjacent to the Yamuna River, giving this complex an open space. This location allows the tomb to reflect into the river surface on moonlit nights. The works around the tomb built of red sandstone include the mosque, the guest house area, still with symmetrical architecture.




The main gate to visit the complex is located opposite on the straight axis to the entrance of the tomb.
Frequently voted by tourist sites as a must-visit once in a lifetime, Taj Mahal has become a must-visit destination when coming to India. Currently, this mausoleum is located in the tour "golden triangle" of Indian tourism companies including Delhi - Agra - Jaipur. Guests can buy direct flight tickets of Indigo airline from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to Kolkata and then fly to points in this route. Indigo is the largest airline in India with an extensive domestic flight network. Photo: Taj Mahal.
According to Vy An / Vnexpress
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