The Taj Mahal : History and Architecture

Language: English

Published by The Heritage, 2010

8185105324 / 9788185105321

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Described as a monument of eternal love a dream in marble a materialized vision of loveliness the wonder of the world and so on the Taj Mahal has been a popular subject of History during the last century and more than 200 books monographs and poems have been written on it in different languages The love-story of Shah Jehan and Mumtaz Mahal has been repeated over and over again poetically with a liberal dose of fanciful gossips of foreign travelers guide-anecdotes and romantic film-legends Consequently the history of the Taj Mahal has not only been romanticized it has also been fantasized THE TAJ MAHAL by R Nath is a new book on the subject which deals with its history and architecture and also with its art archaeology and aesthetics It gives almost complete information on such aspects as its site land environment lay-out placement foundation plan design garden water-devices drainage architecture ornamentation and inscriptions in separate chapters with the help of 52 drawings and 47 photographs Chapters on Constructional Modes and Techniques Taj Polish and Taj Mahal is sinking into the river deal with its archaeology and study its technical aspect probably for the first time Controversies have been studied side by side and also in independent chapters as Taj Mahal was offered for sale to which feature a novel chapter Chastity of the Taj Mahal has been added This is the first of the six paperbacks on the UNESCO World Heritage Medieval Sites of India which we are publishing Though based on a life-times study of the subject it is written in a simple readable form without research jargon for the laymen tourists and the general readers as well as for the scholars historians archaeologists and practicing architects for whom too it has useful and authentic information which may not be available otherwise It is fondly hoped that this shall be a standard work on the Taj Mahal which all those interested in this subject will not only read but will also like to possess for a life-time 208 pp.…

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Title
The Taj Mahal : History and Architecture
Author
R Nath and Ajay Nath
Publisher
The Heritage
Publication year
2010
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
8185105324
ISBN 13
9788185105321
Edition
Pbk

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