Secrets of the Taj Mahal Page #3

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after another

by the time of Shah Jehan the

moguls controlled most of India

The first time this great

land has been unified

in nearly two thousand years

the Mughal rulers bring

their faith with them, Islam.

after hinduism Islam soon

becomes India's second religion

but the invaders don't

impose it on the people

they seek a balance between the cultures

the local lords proclaimed

religious tolerance

more than a hundred million people

now see business and industry,

science and art flourish

artists that court portray

their rulers as god-like being

there are no limits to

the great moguls power

Shah Jehan hold sway over his subjects

over life and deaths

his word is law throughout the empire

this just ruler leads

the country to prosperity

and stability

the court chronicle records

that Shah Jehan brings the people

abundant joy and happiness

and the Shah Jehan mogul rule in India

reaches its dazzling zenith

but now his greatest legacy the Taj

Mahal symbol of the Indian Nation

is under threat

but now his greatest legacy the Taj

Mahal symbol of the Indian Nation

is under threat

this has been a

high-security zone since 2006

after bomb threats from terrorists

and religious fundamentalists

it's guarded around the clock

access to the mausoleum

is tightly controlled

filming at the magnificent

interior is forbidden

no one knows how long the Taj

will need this kind of protection

art historian ever call,

was able to study the Taj before

the restrictions came into force

she is the international experts

on the building and its history

she has also decoded the religious

symbolism of the the monument

Taj Mahal is the architectural

embodiment of this life

and the next according to Islamic belief

the ground plan shows this duality

the complex is split between

the tomb garden with its mosoleum

and a worldly side meant

for bazaars and markets

what's interesting is

that the worldly side is

the mirror image of a mausoleum side

connecting square was

the great main gate

marks the transition to the tomb garden

and opens up the view to the mausoleum

at the center at the

mausoleum is the Holy of Holies

the most splendid room in the

Taj Mahal the final resting place

of Shah Jehan's bride

the most splendid room in the

Taj Mahal the final resting place

of Shah Jehan's bride

Mumtaz Mahal the

chosen one of the palace

lead a luxurious life in the

woman apartments of the Red Fort

poets admire her grace and charm

even the moon they say,

hides from her beauty in shame

the first lady at the

empire is fabulously wealthy

she has huge resources

she was the highest recipient of..

money in the entire Harem

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