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	The Taj Mahal, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, and some Western historians have noted that its architectural beauty has never been surpassed.
		Taj Mahal was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666 C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India.
		Taj Mahal was constructed over a period of twenty-two years, employing twenty thousand workers.
	www.islamicity.com /Culture/Taj/default.htm (573 words)

	Taj Mahal,Taj Mahal in India,India's Taj Mahal,The Taj Mahal,Travel in Taj Mahal India,Taj Mahal in Agra,Tajmahal Tour ...
		The Taj Mahal is the living symbol of the monumental passion of Shah Jahan and Arjumand Banu.
		As Mumtaz Mahal lay dying, she asked four promises from the emperor: first, that he build the Taj; second, that he should marry again; third, that he be kind to their children; and fourth, that he visit the tomb on her death anniversary.
		Arjumand Banu alias Mumtaj Mahal, the royal consort of the emperor Shahjahan….it was in her sweet memory that the grief-stricken emperor built the Taj, the unrivalled epitome of love!
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	Taj Mahal - Music Downloads - Online
		Taj Mahal was born Henry St. Clair Fredericks in New York on May 17, 1942.
		Mahal continued to record for Columbia through 1976, upon which point he switched to Warner Bros.; he recorded three albums for that label, all in 1977 (including a soundtrack for the film Brothers).
		Mahal returned in 1987 with Taj, an album issued by Gramavision that explored this new interest; the following year, he inaugurated a string of successful, well-received children's albums with Shake Sugaree.
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	Taj Mahal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Taj Mahal (sometimes called "the Taj") is generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Indian, Islamic and Persian architectures.
		Recently the Taj Mahal was claimed to be Sunni Wakf property, on the grounds that it is the grave of a woman whose husband Emperor Shah Jahan was a Sunni.
		The Taj Mahal is often described as one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taj_Mahal (5872 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Taj Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Taj Mahal stands on a raised white marble plinth or terrace with four minarets at each corner framing the tomb.
		Most sources suggest that "Taj Mahal" is a shorter variant of "Mumtaz Mahal"...the name of the woman in whose memory it was built.
		Recently, the Taj Mahal was declared Sunni Wakf property on the grounds that it is the grave of a woman whose husband, Emperor Shah Jahan was a Sunni.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Taj_Mahal (2006 words)

	Taj Mahal - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Taj Mahal is a monument located in Agra, India, constructed between 1630 and 1653.
		The Taj (as it is often called) is among the most recoginizable and celebrated buildings in the world -- a masterpiece of Mughal architecture that brilliantly combines elements of Persian and Hindu architecture.
		Most sources suggest that Taj Mahal is a shorter variant of Mumtaz Mahal, the nickname of Arjumand Banu Begum, meaning First Lady of the Palace.
	www.voyager.in /Taj_Mahal (2398 words)

	Taj Mahal Agra,Taj Mahal Agra Tour,Taj Mahal India,Taj Mahal in India,Taj Mahal in Agra,Taj Mahal Agra Tour
		Taj Mahal in Agra is synonymous with India.
		The architectural wonder of the Taj Mahal is a monument of love, purity and beauty that Shah Jahan had built in the loving memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
		Thus, the Taj Mahal is essentially the mausoleum of the mughal Empress Mumtaz Mahal.
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	The Taj Mahal Details
		Taj Mahal means "Crown Palace" and is in fact the most well preserved and architecturally beautiful tomb in the world.
		Taj Mahal stands on the bank of River Yamuna, which otherwise serves as a wide moat defending the Great Red Fort of Agra, the centre of the Mughal empire until they moved their capital to Delhi in 1637.
		Taj Mahal is located in the city of Agra, one of the most powerful cities in the medieval world.
	www.liveindia.com /tajmahal/1.html (2115 words)

	AllRefer.com - Taj Mahal (South Asia Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Taj Mahal[tAzh muhAl´, tAj muhul´] Pronunciation Key, mausoleum, Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Yamuna River.
		The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by the local Muslim architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori; set in its carefully laid out grounds, it is a reflection of the gardens of Paradise to which the faithful ascend.
		The Taj Mahal mausoleum stands at one end of the garden adorned with fountains and marble pavements.
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	The Taj Mahal
		At the intersection of the canals, the shimmering waters of a wide ornamental pool reflect the vaporous silhouette of the Taj Mahal and the outline of the tall, elegant cypress trees, underlining the subtle symmetry of the whole.
		The construction of the Taj Mahal was entrusted to a board of architects under imperial supervision, as was customary during the reign of Shah Jahan.
		For Havell, the Taj Mahal is India’s tribute to the grace of womanhood, the Venus de Milo of the East.
	www.islamicart.com /library/empires/india/taj_mahal.html (2651 words)

	Amazon.com: Taj Mahal: Music: Taj Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Taj Mahal, The Natch'l Blues and The Real Thing are the sound of the artist, who was born in 1942, defining himself and his music.
		Taj wasn't the only musician to bring the blues to a younger rock and roll audience but Taj was significant because he was one of the few younger fl musicians who still played blues in 1967.
		Jesse only stayed with the Taj Mahal band for two short years but the exuberance and the sheer joy of their collaboration can be heard on songs like "Leaving Trunk" and "Statesboro Blues." It's hard avoid the impulse to dance to these songs because the slow blues tempo is revved up to a mid-tempo shuffle.
	www.amazon.com /Taj-Mahal/dp/B00004XSUW (2438 words)

	Taj Mahal
		Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India.
		Taj Mahal India - Located at Agra in Uttar Pradesh, the Taj Mahal is one of the most splendid masterpieces of architecture in the world.
		The architectural complex of the Taj Mahal comprises of five main elements: the Darwaza or main gateway, the Bageecha or garden, the Masjid or mosque, the Naqqar Khana or rest house, and the Rauza or the Taj Mahal mausoleum.
	www.indianchild.com /taj_mahal.htm (415 words)

	Taj Mahal - Emperor Shah Jahan - Great Buildings Online
		Its refined elegance is a conspicuous contrast both to the Hindu architecture of pre-Islamic India, with its thick walls, corbeled arches, and heavy lintels, and to the Indo-Islamic styles, in which Hindu elements are combined with an eclectic assortment of motifs from Persian and Turkish sources."
		"The Mausoleum of the Taj Mahal at Agra stands in a formally laid-out walled garden entered through a pavilion on the main axis.
		The tomb, raised on a terrace and first seen reflected in the central canal, is entirely sheathed in marble, but the mosque and counter-mosque on the transverse axis are built in red sandstone.
	www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/Taj_Mahal.html (479 words)

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		Synonymous with India, the Taj Mahal in Agra is undoubtedly the epitome of India tourism.
		Taj Mahal, the sensuous temple of love, demand to be savoured without interruption when you tour India.
		Taj Mahal not only marks the zenith of Mughal architecture but is also the culmination of tomb architecture, which began with the building of the mausoleum of emperor Humayun.
	www.destinationsindia.com /taj-mahal (434 words)

	Taj Mahal: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Throughout his career, Taj Mahal has always been considered a bluesman, which is true enough, since the basis for everything he does has been the country blues, but he is not a traditionalist at heart, and he has always looked for ways to push the blues into new places and shapes.
		Blue Light Boogie is a compilation drawn from Taj Mahal's work for the Private Music label during the '90s, specifically the albums Like Never Before (1991) and Dancing the Blues (1993); there's also an ample and varied helping of covers ranging from traditional, rural blues to rock and roll.
		Taj Mahal's often-indulgent experimentations have flawed most of his albums to different degrees; The Taj Mahal Anthology, Vol.
	www.music.com /person/taj_mahal/1/discography/compilations (651 words)

	Taj Mahal - A Tribute to Beauty
		Taj Mahal stands on the bank of River Yamuna, which otherwise serves as a wide moat defending the Great Red Fort of Agra, the center of the Mughal emperors until they moved their capital to Delhi in 1637.
		When Mumtaz Mahal was still alive, she extracted four promises from the emperor: first, that he build the Taj; second, that he should marry again; third, that he be kind to their children; and fourth, that he visit the tomb on her death anniversary.
		Different people have different views of the Taj but it would be enough to say that the Taj has a life of its own that leaps out of marble, provided you understand that it is a monument of love.
	www.angelfire.com /in/myindia/tajmahal.html (760 words)

	Forgotten Wonders: Taj Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Located at the city of Agra in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful masterpieces of architecture in the world.
		It was Shah Jehan who ordered the building of the Taj, in honor of his wife, Arjumand Banu who later became known as Mumtaz Mahal, the Distinguished of the Palace.
		The architectural complex is comprised of five main elements: the Darwaza or main gateway, the Bageecha or garden, the Masjid or mosque, the Naqqar Khana or rest house, and the Rauza or the Taj Mahal mausoleum.
	ce.eng.usf.edu /pharos/wonders/Forgotten/tajmahal.html (471 words)

	Was the Taj Mahal A Vedic Temple
		We have all heard how the Taj Mahal, which is considered one of the great wonders of the world, was built as the preeminent expression of a man's love for a wife.
		Some say the Taj Mahal pre-dates Shah Jahan by several centuries and was originally built as a Hindu or Vedic temple/palace complex.
		This article by P. Oak (from Pune, India) provides an overview of his research and lists his 109 proofs of how the Taj Mahal was a pre-existing Hindu temple palace, built not by Shah Jahan but originally at least 500 years earlier in 1155 AD by Raja Paramardi Dev as a Vedic temple.
	www.stephen-knapp.com /was_the_taj_mahal_a_vedic_temple.htm (1121 words)

	Indian Architecture: Taj Mahal, Agra, India
		The Taj Mahal (Crown Palace) is India's most famous structure, and, perhaps the most beautiful piece of architecture in the world.
		It should be noted that the Taj Mahal is a total package of tomb, mosque, gardens, gateways and fountains.
		The Taj Mahal is set on a raised platform that is 6.6 meters (20 ft) high and covers an area of 93.9 sq.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /agra/TAJMAHAL.htm (803 words)

	Taj Mahal - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		The hue of the marbled Taj Mahal of India varies from hour to hour, season to season.
		The Taj Mahal costs in today’s money about US $100 million.
		Rather, it is the collective creation of different people who contributed to the project at various times over the course of two decades.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /taj_mahal/taj_mahal.htm (588 words)

	Taj Mahal: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Taj Mahal has always been a more inclusive, eclectic musician than even some admirers understand; his work was never simply or totally blues, even though that strain was at the center and seldom far from anything he performed either.
		Taj's Blues is an entertainingly diverse record, featuring a variety of blues and roots-music styles, all fused together into a distinctive sound of its own.
		Taj Mahal's debut album was a startling statement in its time and has held up remarkably well.
	www.music.com /person/taj_mahal/1/discography/albums (1645 words)

	Taj Mahal India,Taj Mahal India Travel,Taj Mahal in India
		Taj Mahal India, the ultimate monument of love, is India's gift to the monumental legacy of the world.
		It is generally believed that "Taj Mahal" (usually translated as either "Crown Palace" or "Crown of the Palace") is an abbreviated version of her name, Mumtaz Mahal (Exalted One of the Palace).
		The Taj Mahal is a deserving resting palace for an Emperor's Empress.
	www.taj-mahal-india-travel.com /taj-mahal-india.html (758 words)

	Manas: Culture, Architecture of India, Taj Mahal
		As one might expect, numerous other legends are associated with the Taj Mahal: thus, according to one story, Shah Jahan desired to have another Taj built across the river, this one entirely in fl marble.
		It is reliably reported and documented that two great silver doors to the entrance were looted and melted down by Suraj Mal in 1764, and a sheet of pearls that covered the sarcophagus was carried off by Amir Husein Ali Khan in 1720.
		In a manner of speaking, the pillage of the Taj continues unabated: more recently, the fumes from the surrounding industries have started deteriorating the marble, though various court orders have resulted in industries around the Taj being moved to more distant points.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /southasia/Culture/Archit/TajM.html (875 words)

	History Of Taj Mahal, Tajmahal History, Taj Mahal Info, Taj Mahal Story, Taj Mahal Building
		It is generally believed that "Taj Mahal" (usually translated as either "Crown Palace" or "Crown of the Palace") is an abbreviated version of her name, Mumtaz Mahal.
		The construction of Taj Mahal was started in AD 1631 and completed at the end of 1648 AD.
		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.
	www.tajmahalindia.net /history-of-taj-mahal.html (401 words)

	The Taj Mahal - Architecture of a Love Story
		In the year 1631 the body of Queen Mumtaz Mahal arrived in Agra and was transferred to a temporary crypt in the garden grounds.
		She was beautiful and demure; the royal poets wrote that her loveliness made the moon hide its face in shame, while the stars extinguished their light in fear of being compared to her radiance.
		It is an article based on previous colonial writing and adhere to the fact that Taj Mahal is a building of Love and not to Shiva.
	www.exoticindianart.com /article/tajmahal (3382 words)

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