- that detail is cute. - right hand turn.
- Amazing details...people are so tiny under the Taj Mahal - _skynet
- I want one.... - artattackcat ~ Cat Kindsfather
Monument Of Love - Taj Mahal.. Photoshopped ...EXPLORED # 6 on Aug 26
Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world.
The story behind it goes something like this.
The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from 1628 to 1658 .He called his
wife Mumtaz Mahal or Crown of the Palace, because she was so precious
to him.
Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631, shortly after giving birth to her 14th
child. Her dying wish to Shah Jahan was that he should "build a
tomb in her memory such as the world had never seen before."
Shah Jahan fulfilled her wish, creating the most beautiful mausoleum
the world had ever seen.
After Shah Jahan's death in 1666 A.D., he too was laid to rest beside
his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. Their real tombs are in a basement of the
Taj Mahal. The two ornately decorated tombs on the ground floor,
sheltered by the dome of the Taj Mahal are part of the stylistic
design of this beautiful monument in Agra India.
FACTS :
1) It took 22 years for the Taj Mahal to be completed.
2) A huge labor force of 20,000 workers led by Muhammed Hanif, the
head of the masons and the Persian architect Ustad Isa or Ustad Ahmad
Lahauri, were employed in its construction.
3)Finished in 1648, the Taj Mahal cost the Mughal exchequer 32 million
rupees.
4)It is said, that after the completion of the construction, when
emperor Shah Jahan viewed the Taj, he ordered his men to cut off the
right hand of the master architect Ustad Isa, so the later may not be
able to erect such a stately and imposing edifice again in his life.
There's another legend that says Shah Jahan was contemplating to build
yet another Taj Mahal across the river in black marble.
The Taj Mahal has been described by the poet Sir Edwin Arnold, as"Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor's love wrought in living stones."
Comments and faves
right hand turn., SisterUkthi, Dave Linscheid, pearceval, and 108 other people added this photo to their favorites.
sunuvagun (47 months ago | reply)
Great job, photo and story!
Geo_grafics (47 months ago | reply)
Your Photo Sparkles!
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right hand turn. (47 months ago | reply)
yepp ..been there too . :D :D ..awseome sky . i'm loving it . hmm someone should go build me a taj mahal too.
miguel68 (47 months ago | reply)
bellísima!
Precious thing of the past.
"History & Antiquities"
Celebrating History & Legacy.
j.sofia (47 months ago | reply)
awesome place!
great work
j_Stone (47 months ago | reply)
This is great!!!
Dave Linscheid (47 months ago | reply)
Great image, very rich color. Very interesting history also. I did not know the real story behind the Taj Mahal.
himank goswami (47 months ago | reply)
is that sky real?........or photoshopped?
Anmol Bhalla (47 months ago | reply)
@Dave , Sofia ,sunuvagun,Jstone ..Thanks for appreciation.
@himank.....some selective hue,saturation and exposure adjustment is done in lightroom to add a bit of warmth and antiqueness to the pic.....This was shot some long time back with my Canon S3 IS .
himank goswami (47 months ago | reply)
great work.......near perfect shot of the wonderful monument..........
pearceval (47 months ago | reply)
Incredible architecture .. I can see why it's one of the seven wonders. This is a fabulous view with the sunset colours :)
ladema (47 months ago | reply)
Great work! I love the vivid colors!
.Crystal. (47 months ago | reply)
Great processing. This building is quite mesmerising, and you've captured it really well in one frame. Brilliant e !
Alice144. (47 months ago | reply)
Absolutely, amazingly, stunningly beautiful! Brilliant shot, love the processing.
karranzza [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
very nice shot, I have seen this place in many pictures and other kind of images...but surely this is one of the best , for the composition , where there's nothing more than the monument , and also for the colours in the sky so evocative
_skynet (47 months ago | reply)
Amazingly stunning!! This is excellent my friend!! Beautiful shot of this wonder of the world!! I would favourite twice if I could :D
murlon123 (47 months ago | reply)
WOW Awesome capture
`Loriel (47 months ago | reply)
So beautiful!!
Tushant Arora (47 months ago | reply)
... and they say we have to see the beauty of taj on full moon night!
Now I disagree with that :-)
Anmol Bhalla (47 months ago | reply)
@Pearceval,Crystal,Ladema,Alice : thank you for all the appreciation and encouragement . Thanks for always taking some time out for my photostream .. Taj is indeed very beautiful in real , this was just a glimpse of its majesty.
@Karrantza : thank you for rating it among the best . But i think all these pics , are just nothing as compared to the actual monument. Your mouth will surely open wide ,and you will be mesmerised by its beauty , when you see it in real .
@Skynet : Thank you very much . I wonder if i could attach with the pic - the Aura and the feeling , which i felt wen i saw TAJ for the first time , you would definitely favorite it 10 times :)
@ Tushant : Thank you very much sir . The Sky hue is bit adjusted here.But one thing is sure ,Taj would have witnessed much better evening skies than this .
gracious.tony.NZ (47 months ago | reply)
Thank you for the informative notes also the most beautiful image of the great Taj!!
just beautiful
Geoff Mock (47 months ago | reply)
THis is breath taking my friend! Absolutly sensational work!
MissasissyLee [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
this is BEAUTIFUL esp with the sunset.
Sherry Preston - Almost Back to Normal (47 months ago | reply)
Great capture! The building is a work of art, and that sky is amazing!
curlygirl06 (47 months ago | reply)
wow :D amazing shot..wonderful moment...great tones
hope u had wonderful day :D
fi0na (47 months ago | reply)
really wonderful colours ...
RkRao (47 months ago | reply)
Great one !
⊰s ⊱ [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
Thank you for including the wonderful facts along
with your spectacular capture. Congrats!!!!!!
faeryboots has left the building... [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
beautiful and amazing structure, and great photo!
covboy2007 (47 months ago | reply)
Fantastic photo.
Ana Santos (47 months ago | reply)
Beauiful gorgeous wow shot!
bachmont (47 months ago | reply)
Excelente el colorido de la imagen.
Chris v2008 (47 months ago | reply)
Absolutelty awesome...one of the best photos of the Taj Mahal I have seen.
GracefulbutterflyPhotography (46 months ago | reply)
Stunning shot! Amazing history. Thanks for the information. I took Architectural History in college so I knew some of the history of the Taj Mahal, but not the human side. Thank you.
Love is the key (46 months ago | reply)
WOW!
This is truly stunning!
The sky is awesome :)
Chelsea Felker (46 months ago | reply)
this is sooo beautiful <3
shawnleishman (46 months ago | reply)
omg! I've always wanted to do this shot! Someday I will!!!!
Squiffy-Rickshaw...is back !! (46 months ago | reply)
Congratulatons on your explore it is a wonderful, beautiful image
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sonajyoti20 (46 months ago | reply)
Its awsome
artattackcat ~ Cat Kindsfather (46 months ago | reply)
So beautiful this wonder. Amazing that such a fantastic work could be accomplished in the era. I am upset that the hand of Ustad was ordered to be amputated after he designed this awesome creation!!
It takes some of the magic away. So brutal and unfair to the artist. Definately lower chakra energy. Sad, I never knew the story.
I honor the architects and workers who executed this awesome wonder of the world! I keep visualizing the shot with Princess Diana sitting in front grounds. She should have such a wonderous tomb also.
Thanks for sharing this, photo and story.
Anmol Bhalla (46 months ago | reply)
Thank you artattackcat ... thanks for such an analytical and emotional comment .. really appreciate the interest shown by you .. :)
artattackcat ~ Cat Kindsfather (46 months ago | reply)
Thank you Anmol for your beautiful work and heart.
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puckster2 (46 months ago | reply)
Stunning
Ronjaa (46 months ago | reply)
Just love this building and the (love) story about it!! My fave is the legend with the idea of an other black building..
Beautiful shot!!!
dtedesco (46 months ago | reply)
Very cool colors and nice composition. Lighting of the sky doesn't match the building though? Knowing how the Taj Mahal is oriented, the shadows on the building show morning but well after dusk and the building is side/front lit with a sundown/sunrise sky behind it. Intensity of light is greater near the horizon so it looks like the sky was shot straight into to the sun. Did you do lots of photoshop work on the sky or simply drop in a new sky? It looks like the latter.
dtedesco (46 months ago | reply)
This shot was taken later in the day but well before sunset. Light is diffused more but the angles show it closer to sunset than yours is to sunrise?
Anmol Bhalla (46 months ago | reply)
hey dude .. actually i ve done a bit of photoshop work over it .. more on the side of hue adjustment . .. the shot is taken during the day time .. no doubt .. but the hue is adjusted to the warmer side ..and so is the hue and saturation of the sky .. i just thought to present the Taj mahal like it is never seen before ..so the hue adjustments are the part of my imaginations .. :) ..
dtedesco (46 months ago | reply)
Inspired by your approach...