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TAJ MAHAL

By: Shweta Gyasi

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Taj Mahal was built in Agra (U.P.), India. Taj Mahal considered one of the most beautiful

monument in the world. Construction started: 1631 Construction ended: 1653 Why: in the memory of Mumtaj Mahal. It took 20,000 labors for the construction and 1,000

elephants for transportation of materials from allover the India. It took 28 different varieties of semi- and precious stones, and lot more.

The best artisans (stonecutter, etc) and finest white marble used for the design of Taj Mahal.

He ordered his men to cut the hands of the workers so that there would not be any other such monument.

22 yrs

WHY IT WAS BUILT??? Taj Mahal has a romantic story, of Shah Jahan

and Mumtaz Mahal, behind it. Prince khurram(1592-1666)-known as Shah

Jahan after the battle. He was a son of Jahangir and grandson of Akbar. Also he was a 5th Mughal of India (1628-58).

Anjumand Banu Begum(1593-1631): known as Mumtaz Mahal (means: beloved ornament of the palace), she was empress of India during the Mughal dynasty.

They married in 1612 Shah Jahan’s promise of building the Taj Mahal

to his wife.

Tombs of Shah Jahan and

Mumtaj Mahal

Main dome

Gardens

pictures

Islamic design dome

Inscriptions and Inlay work on the wallFloral motifs and carvings on the marble walls

White Marbles

pictures

One of the main Mazhars

Inlay Work with Precious Stones on the Walls Charbagh in front of the Taj

More pictures

MATH USED IN CONSTRUCTING THE TAJ MAHAL Math is used in the construction of Taj

mahal as determining the dimensions of the building’s structure, the area of the land on which it was constructed, buying materials for the construction, the dimensions of the design patterns of the building and the like.

Geometrical patterns on the walls

EXAMPLE

The floor of the tomb on the paper–using math, will look like

SOURCES http://www.fi.edu/school/math3/taj.html http://www.tajmahal.org.uk/history.html Google images.

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