The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in memory of
his beloved wife Arjumand Bano Begum; known as Mumtaz Mahal who
died in A.D. 1630 after she had given birth to his fourteenth
child. Her last wish was `to build a tomb in her memory such as
the world had never seen before'. Thus Shah Jehan vowed to erect a
sublime mausoleum in her memory. It was named the Taj Mahal, a
peerless monument in pristine marble.Fatehpur
Sikri
Like the cactus flower that for a moment adorns the
desert, so was the town of Fateh Pur Sikri, having a
brief span of glory and abandoned only after 15 years
of its construction, due to scarcity of water in the
town. But it is true that no town like Fateh Pur Sikri
was ever erected before or can be erected again. This
magnificent town once the capital of Mughal Empire
still stands majestically, almost untouched by the
passage of time.
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Jama
Masjid
In the close proximity of the Royal Palace is the Jami
Masjid, the sacred section of the Fatehpur Sikri.
Built in 1572 AD, this is one of the largest mosques
of India. Inside the mosque is the vast congregational
courtyard. To the right, at the corner, is the Jammat
Khana hall and next to this is Zenana Rauza, the Tomb
of the Royal Ladies.
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Masjid
