Taj Mahal Revisited

It must have been thousand times, Taj Mahal has been written about. It is something which generations have been talking about and centuries have been told. 37 different departments worked together to bring to life this marvelous piece of art which lives to this date.

Ismail Khan came all thw way from Turkey to make the dome, the Gold structure atop the dome was shaped by Lahores Kazim Khan. Dilhiwalah Chiranjilal imparted his craftsmanship to the mosaic motifs. The organisation of the entire Taj Mahal was looked after by Mir Abdul Karim and Murkirat Khan from Shiraz. Thus hundreds of designers and architects were behind the making of this one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The story of TAJ MAHAL beguns from the time when Emperor Shah Jahan ( the then Prince Khurrum) married second time to a girl selling bangles in the market. This young girl called Arzuman Banu Begam came to be known as Mumtaz Mahal. Married in 1612, she breathed her last in 1631 giving birth to her 14th child. A year later Shahjahan started building the Taj Mahal in her memory.


The Taj Mahal is made in a square form with definite geometric patterns. It has a square pool in the centre from which four subsidary canals flow, further dividing it into four squares. These squares make a symmetry of 16 lawns. The pathways on both the sides are flanked by pines, palms and poplars. It was ensured that a canal and some tanks supplied the fountains with the cool water of Yamuna River.

One of the biggest marvel of Taj Mahal is the Calligraphy. Each word in the Taj correlates itself with the next word in symmetry. There is not a single word which is unequal or disfigured. Though most of the information about the disclosing names involved in making Taj Mahal, the name of Amanat Ali Khan can be found in the inner surface of the dome.

As far as motifs are concerned these have been made by the only Indian involved in making Taj Mahal – Chiranjilal. Geometric forms and floral motifs are predominant in the design of Taj Mahal.

The dome makes the main part of the Taj. To hide the hugeness of the main dome four small domes were places in the corner of the Taj Mahal.

And this marvel which included the international array of experts today stands as the marvel of India. We as Indians are graced to have such a beauty in our country.