Taj Mahal ranked third among top global landmarks

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Travellers from across the globe have ranked India's Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world, a leading travel website has announced.

According to TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards, Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list of Top 25 landmarks.

The top two places were taken by Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia respectively.

 

[Parul]

Congratulations

 

[Quibbler]

well angkor wat is a hindu temple and thus is also heavily influenced by india

 

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well angkor wat is a hindu temple and thus is also heavily influenced by india

Agree .... Now According to PDF logic we Have two in top three global landmarks

 

[iranigirl2]

We love Taj Mahal !!

Persian calligraphy in Taj Mahal

remember Iran+India= Friends forever!





Persian Poem

 

[Bombaywalla]

Not surprised!

 

[Chak Bamu]

With Love from Lahore.

Taj Mahal was a bit of an international project of which Indians (and South Asians) can rightly be proud. A relic of the age when South Asia was the center of the world.

 

[silent poison]

We love Taj Mahal !!

Persian calligraphy in Taj Mahal

remember Iran+India= Friends forever!





Persian Poem

Iran+India= Friends forever

With Love from Lahore.

Taj Mahal was a bit of an international project of which Indians (and South Asians) can rightly be proud. A relic of the age when South Asia was the center of the world.

Yes Brother Evey South Asian Should Be Proud on it

 

[iranigirl2]

Iran+India= Friends forever



Yes Brother Evey South Asian Should Be Proud on it

Qazim Khan, a native of Lahore, cast the solid gold finial that crowned the Turkish master's dome. Chiranjilal, a lapidary from Delhi, was chosen as the chief sculptor and was also in charge of the mosaics. Amanat Khan from Persian Shiraz, Iran was the chief calligrapher (this fact is attested on the Taj Mahal gateway itself, where his name has been inscribed at the end of the inscription).

Muhammad Hanif was the supervisor of masons. Mir Abdul Karim and Mukkarimat Khan of Shiraz, Iran handled finances and the management of daily production.

The creative team included sculptors from Bukhara, calligraphers from Syria and Persia, inlayers from southern India, stonecutters from Baluchistan, a specialist in building turrets, another who carved only marble flowers — thirty seven men in all formed the creative nucleus. To this core was added a labour force of twenty thousand workers recruited from across northern India.


It had a team of a multinational experts, but don't ever forget why it was and whom it was built for! lol

 

[Hermione G]

Congratulations.....

 

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Qazim Khan, a native of Lahore, cast the solid gold finial that crowned the Turkish master's dome. Chiranjilal, a lapidary from Delhi, was chosen as the chief sculptor and was also in charge of the mosaics. Amanat Khan from Persian Shiraz, Iran was the chief calligrapher (this fact is attested on the Taj Mahal gateway itself, where his name has been inscribed at the end of the inscription).

Muhammad Hanif was the supervisor of masons. Mir Abdul Karim and Mukkarimat Khan of Shiraz, Iran handled finances and the management of daily production.

The creative team included sculptors from Bukhara, calligraphers from Syria and Persia, inlayers from southern India, stonecutters from Baluchistan, a specialist in building turrets, another who carved only marble flowers — thirty seven men in all formed the creative nucleus. To this core was added a labour force of twenty thousand workers recruited from across northern India.

WoW Thanks For The Info ...!!

Hope our two Beloved Nation Go Hand in Hand in Future .....

God Bless Iran and India


==> All the labourers who made taj mahal could never make such a piece as their hands were cut down.

 

[Jade]

I personally am not impressed by Taj Mahal.

 

[iranigirl2]

WoW Thanks For The Info ...!!

Hope our two Beloved Nation Go Hand in Hand in Future .....

God Bless Iran and India


==> All the labourers who made taj mahal could never make such a piece as their hands were cut down.

Arjumand Banu widely known by the epithet Mumtaz Mahal .

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Taj Mahal, Agra was constructed by her husband as her final resting place.

Arjumand Bano Begum was born in Agra into a family of Persian nobility, as a daughter of Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan, making her a niece (and later daughter-in-law) of Empress Nur Jehan, the wife of the emperor Jahangir. Arjumand Banu Begum was married at the age of 19, on 10 May 1612, to Prince Khurram, known as Shah Jahan, who conferred upon her the title "Mumtaz Mahal".

 

[silent poison]

I personally am not impressed by Taj Mahal.

hmmm Strange anyway everyone have its own Choice

 

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Arjumand Banu widely known by the epithet Mumtaz Mahal .

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Taj Mahal, Agra was constructed by her husband as her final resting place.

Arjumand Bano Begum was born in Agra into a family of Persian nobility, as a daughter of Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan, making her a niece (and later daughter-in-law) of Empress Nur Jehan, the wife of the emperor Jahangir. Arjumand Banu Begum was married at the age of 19, on 10 May 1612, to Prince Khurram, known as Shah Jahan, who conferred upon her the title "Mumtaz Mahal".

Thanks bro .... !! Nyc piece of Info ... but, i knew it before (I mean to above one not that Iranian and Persian Part that was bit new 2 me ).....!!