`Taj Mahal` in India... What is it and why is it called by this name?

Written By وداد السعودي on 2019/04/08

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>What is the Taj Mahal?</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is a huge mausoleum located in <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%... , built of white marble by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between the years 1631 AD and 1653 AD. The <strong>Taj Mahal</strong> building is located in the city of Agra in northwest <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/فهد-يطارد-سكان-قرية-هندية-ويعض-أحد-الأشخاص">India</a> , and this city was the capital of the Muslim Mughal sultans, and this building is a wonderful architectural masterpiece over the years ages</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Why was the shrine called the Taj Mahal?</strong></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The name <strong>Taj Mahal</strong> is an abbreviation of the name &quot;Mumtaz Mahal&quot;, which means <strong>Taj Mahal</strong> , and Mumtaz Mahal is the beloved wife of the Emperor <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8... India</strong></a> Shah Jahan, who died in 1631 AD, and her husband built a magnificent tomb for her, which became one of the most beautiful and complete buildings in the entire world. .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> The Taj tomb took about 22 years to build and was built of white marble that was brought from all over <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9... and Central Asia. About 22,000 workers and 1,000 elephants participated in its construction, and it was completed in 1653 AD.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%..... an Indian city with great historical diversity</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

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