A short stop in India. Incredible Taj Mahal

• A short stop in India. Incredible Taj Mahal

I had a few days off and as I was flying to Nepal through India, that by itself the idea of ​​a first acquaintance with this amazing country. Visa and made up with a plan - one day to see the Taj Mahal, Delhi and one in the study, turned out something like stopovers.

Kathmandu arrived in the evening and went straight from the airport to the railway station, where took the train to Agra. After nearly four hours, my train arrived in Agra, another 30 minutes and I fall to sleep in a hotel room to push at dawn and be at the Taj Mahal to the discovery, in the hope to have time to take pictures until the arrival of the main mass of tourists.

Morning hardly tear yourself away from the pillow and not having breakfast ran to one of the entrances to the complex. From the entrance to the building of the Taj Mahal are wide avenues, with canals and fountains:

A thousand times he had seen in the picture structure, a living is impressive, especially when you consider the purpose of this truly grand building.

Taj Mahal - Mausoleum on the banks of the Yamuna River. Built by a descendant of Tamerlane - sultan of the Mughal Empire by Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth fourteenth child. The building began to build around in 1632 and completed in 1653, labored over it for more than twenty thousands of artisans and craftsmen. The Taj Mahal is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Indian, Persian and Arabic architectural styles:

Immediately after the opening of the complex, you have no more than two hours to have time to take pictures with a minimum number of people in the shot, then it will be impossible, because in the year of the Taj visit from 3 to 5 million visitors:

According to the legend, Shah Jahan planned to build another mausoleum, already out of black marble, just in front of the Taj Mahal, across the river:

Now on the opposite bank is located Mehtab Bagh or "Moonlight Garden" - one of the most beautiful parks in Agra:

through the morning haze could be seen the walls of the Red Fort of Agra:

Abandoned buildings on the bank of the Yamuna River:

two tombs are located inside the mausoleum - the Shah and his wife, but in fact, their burial is below - under the ground directly below the tombs.

Wonderful decorations on the facade of the mausoleum:

Pro irregular geometry:

And people are coming and coming:

The walls of the Taj Mahal are made of polished translucent marble inlaid with semi-precious stones. Marble has the peculiarity that in bright daylight it looks white, pink at dawn and at night - silver:

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A loving couple admiring one of the greatest monuments of love:

Despite the large number of foreigners the main stream of tourists make the Indians:

Of course, the beauty of the Taj Mahal is difficult to describe in words, it must see with your own eyes, your legs to get around its territory and to hear legends of this magnificent monument of love and creation: