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The false sarcophagi of Mumtaz from Persian inspiration, was
Mahal and Shah Jahan was there in introduced by Babur, the first Mughal
the main chamber. The actual graves emperor. The design of garden stands
are at a lower level. The interior for the four flowing rivers
design of the tomb was real eye- of Paradise, reflecting the heavenly
catching. All the walls were carved garden derived from the
with beautiful design, emphasizing Persian Paridaeza, meaning ‘walled
Muslim traditions. The domes and garden’. Most Mughal gardens are
vaults of the sandstone buildings were rectangular with a tomb or pavilion in
worked with tracery of incised the centre. The Taj Mahal garden is
painting to create elaborate geometric unusual in that the main element, as
forms. the tomb is located at the end of the
garden.
The Mughal Garden or Charbagh is
the jewellery of the Taj. The complex Conclusion –
is set around a large 300-metre
(980 ft.) square area. There are several It was a great tour for us. We, not
raised pathways in the garden that only breathe the essence of eternal
divide each of the four quarters of the love, but also, we have seen our thick
garden into 16 sunken parterres or traditional history. We didn’t want to
flowerbeds. lose any of these moments. So, the
photo session was running with our
Halfway between the tomb and tour. We took around 200+ photos,
gateway in the centre of the garden, still we wanted more. Grasping every
there is a raised marble water tank. moment of tour, we came back to the
The reflecting pool is positioned in hotel.
the water tank in such a manner that
it will reflect the image of the The best attraction of your holidays
mausoleum. was finally over.Later we came to
know that more recently, Supreme
Elsewhere, the garden is laid out with Court has ordered the Taj to be
avenues of trees labelled according to opened in the night. The Taj Mahal
common and scientific will open in five days in the night –
names and fountains. The Charbagh two days before the full moon, full
garden, a design which came moon, and two days later. 400 people
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