Taj Mahal

Golu's blog has a pic of Taj Mahal, i don't know why he has it. Some tragic love affair probably :p.I always felt that my knowledge of india is very limited.So, i thought i will read up something about Taj mahal. When you mention to some foreigner that you are from India, the assosciation with Taj is the most pleasurable one (as compared to the land of snake charmers and many other things). One of the seven wonders of this world, Taj is known for what it stands(love!) and its architectural beauty. Taller than qutab minar, it is a seven storyed building. Home for the tomb of Mumtaz, it is widely accepted that it was ordered to be built by Shah-jahan. Apparently, the mogul emperor did not build the Taj but acquired it from a Raja Jai singh and then did some decoration stuff and thats about it. I don't know how much truth there is in it! but it is nevertheless a very interesting story. Another rumor is that some fellow italian had designed the whole thing! Come to think of it, sometimes at nights i have visions of some obscure blueprints, plans of some building with domes.May be i was the designer of the Taj mahal in my previous incarnation.