The magnificent Taj Mahal
I finally saw the Taj Mahal in Agra - one of the seven wonders of the world. It is breathtakingly beautiful.
Aunty Jojo @ the Diana Seat
This mausoleum was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal who died in 1631. An ode to love - is what I've heard it described as, many times. Though in my humble opinion, any woman who has 14 children in a 19-year marriage totally deserves a monument built in her honour. Just saying.
Yes, Aunty Jojo is perfectly capable of capturing cheesy tourist photos!
The Taj Mahal took 22 years to complete and almost emptied the treasury of the Mughal empire, with all the marble and precious stones that were required for its completion. In the end, Shah Jehan was overthrown by his son Aurangzeb and imprisoned in a small room in the Agra Fort, where he spent the rest of his life watching workmen toiling to complete his mausoleum. While Shah Jehan never set foot in the Taj Mahal, that is where he is buried to this day alongside his beloved Mumtaz Mahal.
View from the northern entrance
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