The Taj Mahal (meaning Crown Palace) was built in 22 years (1631-1653) with the orders of Muslim emperor Shah Jahan. It is a white marble mausoleum that houses the grave of former Queen Mumtaz Mahal, wife of the emperor.
The mausoleum is part of a vast complex, which includes a main gateway, an elaborate garden, a mosque, a guesthouse, and several other palatial buildings. The Taj is at the farthest end of this complex with the Jamuna River behind it.
It is said that Shah Jahan had the hands of his sculptors and architects cut off so that they would not be able to build anything as magnificent and beautiful as the Taj Mahal, and even got their eyes pulled out so that they would not be able to see anything bigger and more beautiful than the monument they built.
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| Scanner got weird scanning the Taj Mahal |
The postcard came with these 2 stamps:
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| Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1990 and Indira Gandhi became India's Prime Minister for 3 consecutive terms (1966-1977) and a fourth term (1980-1984) |
Read more about the Taj Mahal here:
http://www.tajmahal.com/
http://www.islamicity.com/culture/taj/default.htm
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