About Great Taj Mahal Tour
The long history of India has left as, superb monuments ranging from temples
of various ages, frescoed caves, numerous forts and palaces, mausoleums like
the unmatched Taj Mahal.
The legendary Taj has to be seen to be believed. If one misses the Taj Mahal
in this lifetime, one must be reborn to see it - said a famous poet. The Great
Taj Mahal Tour promises you paradise on earth- here and now - taking you as
it does from the regality of British Raj, to the splendor of the mughals in
Delhi, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, on to a riot of colors of the Rajput kingdom
of Jaipur.
Day - by - Day Tour Plan
Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Day 02: Delhi
Day 03: Delhi - Agra
Day 04: Agra - Jaipur
Day 05: Jaipur
Day 06: Jaipur - Delhi
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About Taj Mahal
The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the Mughal emperor
Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in memory of his beloved wife, Arjumarid
Bano Begum; popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in A.H. 1040 (A.D. 1630).
Her last wish to her husband was "to build a tomb in her memory such as
the world had never seen before". Thus emperor Shah Jahan set about building
this fairy tale like marvel.
The construction of Taj Mahal was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the
ended in 1648 A.D. For seventeen years, twenty thousand workmen are said to
have been employed on it daily, for their accommodation a small town, named
after the deceased empress- 'Mumtazabad', now known as Taj Ganj, was built adjacent
to it.
Amanat Khan Shirazi was the calligrapher of Taj Mahal, his name occurs at the
end of an inscription on one of the gates of the Taj. Poet Ghiyasuddin had designed
the verses on the tombstone, while Ismail Khan Afridi of Turkey was the dome
maker. Muhammad Hanif was the superintendent of Masons.
The designer of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The material was brought
in from allover India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants
to transport it to the site. The central dome is 187 ft. high at the centre.
Red sandstone was brought from Fatehpur Sikri, Jasper from Punjab, Jade and
Crystal from China, Turquoise from Tibet, Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire from Sri
Lanka, Coal & Comelian from Arabia and Diamonds from Panna. In all 28 kind
of rare, semi precious and precious stones were used (or inlay work in the Taj
Mahal.
The chief building material, the white marble was brought from the quarries
of Makrana, in distt. Nagaur, Rajasthan. Copies of orders (farmans) issued to
Raja Jai Singh, for the purpose by Shah Jahan, can be seen in the Taj Museum.
Taj Mahal's outer court, also known as Jilo Khana, was formerly used both as
a bazar and a caravansarai (Rest house). On the south-east and south-west comers
are the tombs of Sirhindi Begum and Satiunnisa Khanum. The Taj has a jewel-like
quality.
The shadow and light play demonstrates its many moods.
Some feel the Taj is best seen on a full moon night, others find it ethereal
at dawn while some insist that it is sensuous at sunset.
Guest Comments
-----Original Message-----
From: "Maria Teresa San Roman" <
tsanroman@iielatinamerica.org
To: "'Compass Tours'" <
info@compasstoursandtravels.com
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 1:20 AM
Subject: RE: Re: Travel to India
Dear Durjay,
I returned from New York last night and I am now in the office working
very hard after the wonderful holidays.
I want to thank you for all the arrangements you did for us. We enjoyed
very much our trip to India and a good part of the reason was because of
all the assistance we got from you and the people at Compass.
We received the US$150 refund from the driver in Mumbai.
Have a wonderful 2007 and the best for you and your family.
Maria Teresa San Roman
Associate Director
Institute of International Education
Berlin 18, Col. Juarez
06600Mexico, D.F.
Tel. (52 55) 5703-3269
Fax: (52 55) 5546-8689
E-mail: tsanroman@iielatinamerica.org
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