Taj Mahal A monument of Love
Filed under: asia, monument, mosque, myth and legend
Taj Mahal is a monument which is located in Agra, India. It is Built upon the desire of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the Son of Jahangir, as the symbol of love toward his beloved wife.
- Taj Mahal of India
Shah Jahan was an emperor of Mughal Empire, whose had a huge wealth during the period. In 1631, his second wife was death while giving birth of her daughter, Gauhara Begum.
Taj Mahal Exotic Scenery
Gauhara Begum her self was the 14th children of the couple Shah Jahan and his Persian wife, Arjumand Banu Begun, whose also known as Mumtaz-ul-or also Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal then used as a musoleum for Shah Jahan’s Persian wife.
The Construction of Taj Mahal had spent 23 years (1630-1653) of building, and Taj Mahal has been a masterpiece of Mughal Architechture.
Story behind Cristo Redentor
As I have planned, starting from this month (February 2009) I am going to make posts NOT only about Indonesia, but also about foreign. The idea comes from the stats that I saw in my EC dashboard. To tell you the truth, during my blogwalking – though not so rapid - I met so many blogger friends from other side of the world, and I thankful for that. Besides I have a big interest to know more about the beautiful foreign.
This afternoon, I am gonna post about Cristo Redentor, the story behind the monument, that I found from various source. Here is the summary that I make .
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The idea of Cristo Redentor appeared since the middle of 1850′s. In that moment, a catholic leader Pedro Maria Boss asked fund from Princess Isabel, to be used to build the biggest religious monument. Only that time, Princess Isabel ignore the idea. Read more