Taj...
Taj... the feather in the culture cap of India... a symbol of love... built by Shahjahan about 400 years ago for his beloved Mumtaz mahal... THE rare jewel in the glorious Indian history... was one of the wonders of the world... voted again recently as one of the new 7 wonders of the world...
Anything Ironical??
yes, there is irony attached to this monument of love...
- All the 22,000 workers who were employed lost more than what they gained out of building this monument. Shahjahan made sure he had the hands of all of these workers chopped off, just because THEY SHOULDN'T BUILD ANOTHER TAJ MAHAL??? looking at it from this perspective, Taj Mahal looks more bloody than any other monument in the world, and nowhere near to what its called now, a symbol of love.
I agree, there is nothing to beat this monument's beauty... it is one of the most beautiful man-made structures in the world and the locale makes it even more appealing to the eye.
The beauty of this monument is just the present and the future... and it will forever remain beautiful... but, its past might not be the brightest... which is to be agreed upon...
I voted for the Taj when it was in the race for being one of the 7 wonders again... I voted for it because of its beauty and the dynasties and kingdoms it has withstood and seen since it has been built but surely not for the "making of the Taj" chapter it carries...
You might not agree or may be you do... whatever it is, do leave your comments...
2 comments:
Very Beautiful pic.. and definitely the locale makes it look even more beautiful... :)
I didn't take it though. I never had a camera back then. :P
Someone sent this to me in a forward. I just used the pic. :)
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