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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 CD release of "Passionate Kisses" on Discogs.
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Il Taj Mahal è ritenuto il più grande monumento al mondo dedicato all’amore, “simbolo di amore eterno”, una delle sette meraviglie del Mondo e riconosciuto dall’Unesco in data 9 dicembre 1983 come patrimonio dell’Umanità.
- Optical Illusions Can Be Spotted Everywhere
- The Most Famous Myth Is Probably False
- Both of The Cenotaphs Are Empty
- It’S (Almost) Perfectly Symmetrical
- The Taj Gets Regular Facials
- It Changes Color Throughout The Day
- A Second, Black-Marble Taj Mahal Was Being Planned
- It Was as Much of A Symbol of Power as It Was of Love
The architects and craftsmen of the Taj Mahal were masters of proportions and tricks of the eye. When you first approach the main gate that frames the Taj, for example, the monument appears incredibly close and large. But as you get closer, it shrinks in size—exactly the opposite of what you’d expect. And although the minarets surrounding the tomb ...
According to a popular legend, Shah Jahan wanted desperately for the mausoleum to be an exquisite masterpiece without an equal. To ensure no one could recreate the Taj Mahal’s beauty, Shah Jahan supposedly severed the hands and gouged the eyes of the artisans and craftsmen. Despite the prevalence of this gruesome tale, historians have found no evid...
Inside the Taj Mahal, the cenotaphs honoring Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan are enclosed in an eight-sided chamber ornamented with pietra dura(an inlay with semi-precious stones) and a marble lattice screen. But the gorgeous monuments are just for show: The real sarcophagi are in a quiet room below, at garden level.
The Taj Mahal is the pinnacle of Mughal architecture, constructed with impeccable symmetry according to the doctrines of the period’s style. Minarets flank the domed tomb, and a central pool reflects the main building. The gardens—an earthly representation of paradise—are divided into quadrants, and twin red sandstone buildings (an east-facing mosq...
Age and pollution has taken a toll on the Taj Mahal’s gleaming white marble façade, which has turned brownish-yellow under the sooty conditions. Occaionally, the monument is given a spa day. Specifically, a mudpack facial called multiani mitti. This traditional recipe used by Indian women to restore radiance is applied, and then washed off with bru...
One of the allures of the Taj Mahal is its constantly changing hue. From dawn to dusk, the sun transforms the mausoleum. It may seem pearly gray and pale pink at sunrise, dazzling white at high noon, and an orange-bronze when the sun sets. In the evenings, the Taj can appear translucent blue. Special tickets are even sold for full moon and eclipse ...
Remember the haphazard placement of Shah Jahan’s cenotaph? Local lore says that Shah Jahan wanted to construct a shadow image across the Yamuna River—an identical, but opposite Taj Mahal hewn from black marble—where he would be entombed. It was said that construction came to a halt after Shah Jahan was deposed by his son (ironically, a child of Mum...
Accounts have shown that, as a leader, Shah Jahan was more ruthless than romantic. For all its associations to devotion and ardor, the Taj was also a source of propaganda. The complex’s ordered symmetry symbolizes absolute power—the perfection of Mughal leadership. And its grand scale and extravagance (crystal, lapis lazuli, makrana marble, turquoi...
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 Vinyl release of "Passionate Kisses" on Discogs.
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12 mag 2023 · Visitare il Taj Mahal: tutto ciò che devi sapere. Cos’è il Taj Mahal: una delle 7 meraviglie del mondo; Periodo e orario migliore per visitare il Taj Mahal; Quanto costa il Taj Mahal; Come funziona la visita con la guida locale
Le Taj Mahal. Immense mausolée funéraire de marbre blanc édifiée entre 1631 et 1648 à Agra sur l'ordre de l'empereur moghol Shah Jahan pour perpétuer le souvenir de son épouse favorite, le Taj Mahal, joyau le plus parfait de l'art musulman en Inde, est l'un des chefs-d'œuvre universellement admirés du patrimoine de l'humanité.
Sotto il punto di vista architettonico, il Taj Mahal di Agra è sicuramente un’opera eccezionale non solo per la sua grandezza ma anche per i numeri che l’accompagnano: pietre e marmi dal peso approssimativo di dodicimila tonnellate trasportati attraverso l’Hindustan, un numero indecifrabile di pietre preziose incastonate nelle pareti ed utilizza...
