Taj Mahal, the love palace
A very special day is coming for all those who are in love and for those who want to show their love to their loved ones, February 14. At the luxury hotel Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we want you to enjoy this day bringing you to the love temple par excellence: Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal, or “Crown Palace”, is a group of buildings, built in Agra, in Northern India, and stood on the southern bank of the Yamuna River, between 1631 and 1648, by order of the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
It is the most important tourist destination in India. The Taj Mahal was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and it also was selected as one the new Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.
There is a beautiful love story behind the Taj Mahal. The emperor Shah Jahan ordered its construction in memory of his wife, Princess Mumtaz Mahal, who passed away while giving birth to their 14th child.
Prince Shah met Princess Arjumand at a bazar in 1607. He felt in love at first sight. After 5 years waiting to get marry and without seeing each other, the couple got married in 1612. After the wedding, the prince names his wife Muntaz Mahal, “Chosen One of the Palace”.
A few years after being crowned King, Shah has to face the death of Mumtaz Mahal who died after giving birth to her daughter. On her deathbed she asks him for building on her memorial a monument, which symbolized their love.
The beauty of Taj Mahal represents the love that the emperor felt for his loved one. The luxurious materials it is made of, were carried by 1,000 elephants from all corners of India and Central Asia: jasper, jade, crystal, marble, old red sandstone, sapphires, turquoises, lapis lazuli, diamonds, coal and cornelian. Over 20,000 men worked on its construction.
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