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India tripled the entrance fee to the Taj Mahal due to pollution effects on the buildings. Why do thousands of people still want to visit the Taj Mahal despite the sleep increase in cost? Many people say “The Taj Mahal has interesting history that adds the bueaty of the Taj Mahal”, “The Taj Mahal has the world’s most bueatiful buildings” ,”It has the most impressive design.” As you can see these quotes are opinions, but it also could be the facts. ** One Man’s Never-ending Love Story ** “Taj Mahla has interesting history that adds the bueaty of the Taj Mahal.” First, let’s talk about the history of the place. Shah Jahan, emperor of Mughal Empire, built this palace after Mumtaz Mahal, Taj Mahal. Why did Shah built the Taj Mahal, how did Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal meet, and how, when and why did Mumtaz Mahal die? In1607, Shah Jahan saw a glimpse of a girl and fell in love with her. After that, he went to see his fater to claim that he wanted to marry her. At that time Shah Jahan was the prince, and his father was the king of Mughal Empire. 5 years later Shah finally married that girl. That girl was Mumtaz Mahal, and she was the third wife of Shah Jahan. Mumtaz was Jahan’s favorite wife (Dutemple). After the marriage, Mumtaz followed Jahan everywhere and any time that he went, and the live happily together. However, oneday on June 17, 1631 Mumtaz died during her fourteenth childbirth (Dutemple). If something goes up, it will eventually come down… ** The Most Beautiful Farewell ** After the death of Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan was extremely depressed. He refused to eat and stay in his room. Also he didn’t want anybody in his room either. Then, one day, he csne oyt of his room and declared the he was going to make a mosque(palace) for Mumtaz Mahal (Dutemple). Therefore, people in India started building the Taj Mahal in 1631. ** Testament, Start To Reveals To the World **

“Taj Mahal has the world’s most beautiful buildings.” Approximately 20,000 men worked very hard in blazing hot summer weather (Tasker). Also, the Taj Mahal was designed by the Muslim architect Ustad Anmad Lahaori. Taj Mahal is a palace with marble white blocks,and in islam, white is the color of death (Tasker). Finally, Taj Mahal was completed in 1648. After building Taj, Shah Jahan died in January 31, 1666,and he was buried in a tomb next to Mumtaz Mahal (Dutemple). “Tah Mahla is a testament to his(Shah Jahan’s) undying love…” from __Taj Mahal.__ ** Testament’s Current News ** The history about the loveliest palace int the world leads us to present of the Taj Mahal. Before you go into the Taj Mahal, there is a huge entranve gate ,and as you walk through the middle of the field, there is a central pool. That central pool is in the middle of cross of road. If you continue walk straightforward there is the Taj Mahal, it sits beside the Yamuna River. Also,there are to building s and pools either side of the Taj Mahal. One building is a guest house, and the other building is the tomb of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. All the water pools in Taj Mahal’s garden it brought up from Yamuna River. Another thing is that, Taj Mahal’s garden has four water channels to match up with the gour rivers of the Islamic Paradise( Ganguly). **Interesting facts about Taj Mahal** Another important things about this place is that first, present day Agra has too many coal burning factories. Second, those coal burning factories discolors the white marble to grayish yellow marble (Dutemple). Third, the white marble is inlaid with passages from Quran with black ink. Those are in the tomb, the mosque, guesthouse and main gate (Dutemple). ** Future Of Taj Mahal ** These were the reasons why thousands of people go visit Taj Mahal, and these things will be the good reasons to go see Taj Mahal. Right now people could visit and see Taj Mahal, but what about 10 years from now? 20 years? 50years? People who are researching and studing Taj Mahal wonders what will happen to Taj Mahal. However __Taj Mahal__ said that Taj will collapse within 5 years because Yamuna River is drying out. Therefore,India is working hard to protect Taj Mahal. Eventoungh is the lovelist building in the world, if we don’t take care of it, it more than likely be destroyed. Fascinating history, interesting present, and unpredictable future are the reasons why thousands of people visit Taj Mahal every year.
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