Deepavali ! – Taj Mahal

Happy Deepavali , my fellow Indians! Today, I bring you all to the majestic and wonderful Taj Mahal in celebration of this festive period.Taj Mahal depicts the rich love of emperor Shah Jahan for his wife

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Above:The ancient Taj Mahal: credits:

Taj Mahal is an enormous white marble mausoleum which was built by Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in the 17th century. It was dedicated for his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal who died of child birth. The beautiful architecture is a Mughal architecture which consists of a rich vein of Indian, Persian and Islamic features. Contruction of the building started in 1632 for up to 22 years before it was finally completed. The building required over 20,000 workers and costs approximately 32 million Rupees for its construction. ( history, 2016)

      Taj Mahal is part of a vast complex which consists of the gateway, garden, mosque. guesthouse. Taj Mahal is located on the furthest end, with River Yamuna just behind it. Its exterior design is decorated with many kinds of precious and mesmerizing stones. What makes Taj Mahal so alluring is its appearance which changes colour throughout the day ( history, 2016).You can admire the beauty of Taj Mahal with different perspectives as you tour the historical building. It is definitely one of the most enchanting sites in the world.

Taj Mahal at sunset: credits

Taj Mahal at night: credits:

      There are many myths which surround Taj Mahal. One of the myths is the Black Taj Mahal myth. Legend says that Shah Jahan wanted to erect another exact mausoleum on the opposite side of River Yamuna which will act as a bridge between both the buildings and serve as his burial place. He wanted to name the new building Black Taj as its construction is made out of black marbles. ( liveindia, 2016). Another well-known myth states that Shah Jahan ordered his underlings to chop off the hands of the architects who built Taj Mahal so that no one will ever be able to construct something as magnificent and beautiful as the Taj Mahal ever again. ( history, 2016)

• UNESCO World Heritage Site ( whc-unesco, 2016)
• Seven Wonders of the World ( tajmahal, 2016)

Well, that is all for today. I hope you all loved today’s post.

More visitors info and story info here: http://www.tajmahal.gov.in/home.html

Stonehenge- Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge: credits: 

Stonehenge, is one of the most well-known ancient monuments in Europe. It began constructions in about 3,000 BC, approximately 5,000 years ago ( knowth, 2016). The construction of the site required impressive engineering skills and vast manual labor. Constructions of the massive architecture dates back to the Neolithic period, when there were only the most rudimentary tools ( english-heritage, 2016) . Many mysteries of the Stonehenge are slowly being unveiled with the intervention of modern technology.

• UNESCO World Heritage Site ( history, 2016)

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Introduction

Hi , everybody. I’m new to blogging here but I will do my best! Well, I will be blogging about important and iconic landmarks around the world in my blog so I hope you all will enjoy. I will be updating my blog frequently.

So yeah, from Beijing to USA. There will be lots of places that are interesting. The places will be very interesting I hope!

So I got my inspiration on my blog from The Amazing Race, a reality show where 10 teams of two travel around the world to stand a chance for the grand prize of US$1,000,000. There are around 11-12 legs per season and teams are eliminated one by one until the final three strongest teams are left. They overcome various challenging obstacles along the way I think there are about 27 seasons now. I don’t catch every episode nowadays.

Here is an opening theme of The Amazing Race ( TAR ) in this video: