Taj Mahal is a tourist destination for a timeless ❤love story

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"Taj Mahal" means the crown of palaces, or the Crown Palace. This building is located in India, and is considered the jewel of Islamic architecture and one of the wonders of the world; because of its beauty and charming creativity. The Taj Mahal combines a mixture of Islamic, Indian and Persian architectural styles, and every year millions of tourists and visitors come to it, and it is a symbol of eternal love and fidelity between couples

This tale begins when the Muslim emperor Shah Jahan saw a beautiful twenty-year - old princess-the daughter of a Persian nobleman, called "Arjuman Banu" - and fell in love with her at first sight, engaged her and married her; to begin the most popular love stories in the world.

"Arjuman Banu" won the favor and special status of her husband Shah Jahan; he gave her the title of "Mumtaz Mahal", which means the jewel of the palace.

Queen "Mumtaz Mahal" was a wonderful devoted wife, a giving nanny, a wise adviser to her husband, she was active in charity and caring for the poor and orphans of her people, and emperor Shah Jahan lived with her a happy life filled with trust, affection and love.

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Then Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 while giving birth to their fourteenth child, emperor Shah Jahan was deeply saddened by her death and retired for a whole year, and when he appeared in 1632, the gray hair had covered his head, and the grief had dissolved his body.

At first Mumtaz Mahal was buried in a modest grave, but her husband Shah Jahan wanted to build her a mausoleum immortalizing her memory through the ages. He decided to build the most luxurious mausoleum in the world; to house the remains of his excellent jewel, and be a symbol of love and unparalleled beauty, and entrusted the task of building it to the most famous engineer in his country, the Muslim architect Ahmed Lahori.

It took about twenty-two years to work on this mausoleum, which is a building of white marble that changes color according to the reflection of sunlight or moonlight on its surface, and inside it there are wondrous decorations.

Emperor Shah Jahan named it "Taj Mahal"; to bear the name of his wife" Mumtaz Mahal", this unique architectural gem remains to tell generations the most wonderful story of love and loyalty between a married couple.