mpu taj mahal
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GROUP MEMBERSLillian Tan Ai Jun
Ling Sue Er Goh Jiayi
Tan Hwee MinLiew Li Wen
Esther Chuah Ning Sie Rivarthini A/P Cheliyen
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE THE TAJ MAHAL
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Agra, India Greatest architectural achievement
Determination Crown of Palace
H I S T O R Y
Shah JahanArjumand BanuMarried in 1612
Sir Edwin Arnold
22 years20,000 laborers1,000 elephants
Death1631 - Mumtaz Mahal
1666 - Shah Jahan
A R C H I T E C T ’S B A C K G R O U N D
SHAH JAHAN(1592 - 1666)
Mughal Emperor Military leader
The Builder of the Marvels
Artistic Director
C O M P O N E N T S &
P A R T S
A VIEW FROM TOP
MAIN GATE
1648
END OF WATERCOURSE
VERSES FROM HOLY QURAN IN
ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
11 DOMES BETWEEN 2 HIGH COLUMNS
INTEGRAL PART
FLOWER BED & TREES
SPLASHING FOUNTAIN
POOLS
THE GARDEN
THE MOSQUE AND JAWAB
EAST WING(JAWAB)
WEST WING(MOSQUE)
LENGTH :64 METRES WIDE : 24 METRES
4 OCTAGONAL TOWER
3 DOME
THE MAIN MAUSOLEUM
CHIEF BUILDING IN THE
COMPLEX4 STOREYS
FOUR MINARETS
1 MAIN DOME 4 SMALL DOMES
BUILDINGS MATERIAL
SEMI- PRECIOUS STONES
RARE STONES
COMMON STONES
MAKRANA MARBLE
C O N C L U S I O N