Ilana+K

 ** Ilana Kittrell ** ** W.K. Bixby ** ** Taj Mahal, Agra **  ** When going to the Taj it was amazing. The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world! After going, pictures and paintings don't capture it's beauty. The extraordinary builder named Shah Jahan built the Taj. He also built many other important buildings, though. What he tried to do was build most beautiful building in the world. He deffinetly did what he wanted. ** ** Mutsami Mahal, or also known as Mumtaz Ul Zamani, was born in 1591 has a real memorial, which not many rulers have. This is what made the world wonder. After having fourteen children and being married, she died in 1630, she only lived for 39 years. Her body was near the Taj in Agra for about 18 years after her husband put it there. Her husband also built Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan. One of their sons killed two of the brothers and took Shah prisoner in the Agra Fort. He only got to see the his wife's tomb once he was dying, and he died once he saw it. The reason that he was imprisoned by his son was because he wanted to build a building out of black marble on the other side of the river and conect both buildings by a bridge. The white marble that was used was from Jaipur. Many men were employed to build daily. Reading descriptions or anything about going there isn't as satisfying as going to see it over and over again as we do. **