So much has been written about the Taj Mahal and the city that once was the citadel of the Mughal Empire in India, that its no less than a challenge even trying to be different. What else one could write apart from describing the beauty, the Taj is, the pietra dura work, the char bagh style gardens, the fine art work on marble, the changing hues of Taj as the sun changes its position (or to be factually right, its the earth that moves), the magnanimity of the structure, its age (more than 350 years) and the fact that it is among the top wonders of the world everything seems to have been written. Some called it A teardrop on the cheek of time some one said poetry in stone while others simply wrote An emperors gift to his beloved queen; no matter how you choose to describe Taj Mahal in Agra, the monument only increases ones curiosity to see it. Former president of United States, Bill Clinton, once on his visit to the Taj Mahal divided the world into two types of people, when he said there are people who have seen the Taj and love it and there are others who have not seen the Taj and love it. Perhaps what he wanted to say was, we were so overwhelmed by the beauty of the Taj and the fact that it was greatest monument of love ever built that we end up loving it without seeing it. Love, they say is the basis of all things good. Love, they say removes all vice and love they say conquers all. And Taj Mahal is signifies nothing but love. But is it fair to write an article on Taj Mahal without even making a passing reference to scores of engineers, and thousands of artisans and workers who toiled day and night for 17 years to translate the dream of a love-stricken emperor into reality? Shah Jahan may have provided the money to build the Taj but who also mattered was the chief architect(s), the brain behind the Taj Mahal that made it all possible. In the din of Shah Jahans love for Mumtaz Mahal, many a genius architect(s) and craftsmen are forgotten. Its the unsung heroes of the Taj that made all the difference to the Taj what it is today. For information on Agra and online hotel booking Click Here |
