The Taj Mahal is situated in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh on the right bank of the Yamuna River in a huge Mughal garden that spans almost 17 hectares. Shah Jahan, the Mughal Emperor, erected it in remembrance of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction on the mosque, guest house, and main entrance began in 1632 and was finished in 1648. The outer courtyard and its cloisters were later constructed and finished in 1653. A number of historical and Quranic inscriptions in Arabic script have made it easier to determine the Taj Mahal's chronology. Masons, stonecutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome builders, and other artisans from across the empire were compelled to work on its construction.
The horticultural planners and architects of Shah Jahan made some genuinely amazing improvements, which are what give Taj Mahal its singularity. One such example of brilliant planning is the positioning of the tomb at one end of the quadripartite garden rather than in the exact center, which gave the monument's overall appearance rich depth and perspective in the distance. Additionally, it stands out as one of the greatest elevated tomb varieties. The four sides of the octagonal foundation of the minarets are expanded beyond the square at the corners when the tomb is raised farther on a square platform. A lateral flight of steps located in the southern side's center leads to the platform's summit.
Due to its flawless harmony and superb craftsmanship throughout its various forms of Indo-Islamic sepulchral architecture, the Taj Mahal marks the pinnacle of human achievement in terms of both architecture and art. It possesses exceptional aesthetic features in balance, symmetry, and the harmonic mixing of numerous parts, making it a masterpiece of architectural style in conception, treatment, and execution. Integrity The Taj Mahal complex as a complete, including the tomb, mosque, guest house, and main gate, is kept in its integrity. The Taj Mahal's physical structure is in good shape, and structural stability, the type of foundation, the verticality of the minarets, and other constructional characteristics have all been researched and are still being kept an eye on. An air control monitoring station is established to continuously track air quality and control the effects of deterioration caused by atmospheric contaminants.
needs for management and protection
The Archaeological Survey of India manages the Taj Mahal complex, and the various legal and regulatory frameworks that have been established, including the Ancient Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958 and Rules 1959 Ancient Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation), are sufficient to protect the monument and control the regulated area around the monument. The protection of the property in terms of adjacent development is ensured by further supplementary laws.
To prevent pollutants from reaching the Taj Mahal, a 10,400 square km area has been set aside. The Indian Supreme Court ruled in.
