Taj Mahal

Completed around 1648, the Taj Mahal (ताज महल) is a monument to the love of Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It’s sad that the builder lived his last days under house arrest in Agra fort where he could see the Taj Mahal but could never go there. Upon his death he was buried there along side his wife.

Today the Taj Mahal is the major tourist attraction in India, and is a great example of Islamic architecture in India. Made of white marble, the Taj is perfectly symmetrical on all sides. The complex also contains two other buildings used as mosques and mausoleums for Shah’s other wives and servants.

Photos from Taj Mahal – Agra – India

Taj Mahal Caligraphy

081012_990 Taj Mahal Caligraphy

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:33
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.005
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5.6
• Focal Length: 115

Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

081011_861 Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 04:43
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.02
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5
• Focal Length: 28

Taj Mahal - Agra - India

081012_922- Taj Mahal - Agra - India

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 17:58
• Shutter: 0.0166666666667
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5.6
• Focal Length: 28

Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

081011_874 Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 04:46
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5
• Focal Length: 70

Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

081011_895 Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 04:53
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.0333333333333
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 4.5
• Focal Length: 30

Taj Mahal Domes

081011_898 Taj Mahal Domes

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 04:55
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5
• Focal Length: 210

Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

081011_854 Taj Mahal from the river Yamuna

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 04:41
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.02
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5
• Focal Length: 33

The Taj Mahal Mosque - Masjid

081012_050 The Taj Mahal Mosque - Masjid

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 19:24
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 8
• Focal Length: 25

Taj Mahal sunrise

081012_948 Taj Mahal sunrise

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:14
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.002
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5.6
• Focal Length: 130

Taj Mahal - Agra

081012_988 Taj Mahal - Agra

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:31
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.008
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 8
• Focal Length: 55

Taj Mahal - Agra

081012_002 Taj Mahal - Agra

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:37
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.00625
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5.6
• Focal Length: 90

Taj Mahal - Agra

081012_985 Taj Mahal - Agra

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:30
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.008
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 7.1
• Focal Length: 18

Taj Mahal - Agra

081012_973 Taj Mahal - Agra

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:25
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 7.1
• Focal Length: 55

Taj Mahal - Agra

081012_955 Taj Mahal - Agra

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:17
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 7.1
• Focal Length: 55

Iwan of Taj Mahal

081012_950 Iwan of Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:16
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 6.3
• Focal Length: 18

People of India

081012_949 People of India

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:14
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5
• Focal Length: 190

Taj Mahal

081012_938 Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:07
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.0125
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5.6
• Focal Length: 18

Taj Mahal

081012_937 Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:07
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5.6
• Focal Length: 18

Taj Mahal

081012_052 Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 19:34
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.0025
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 7.1
• Focal Length: 300

Taj Mahal Mosque

081012_049 Taj Mahal Mosque

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 19:19
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 6.3
• Focal Length: 18

Taj Mahal Finial

081012_036 Taj Mahal Finial

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 19:07
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.0025
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 7.1
• Focal Length: 300

Taj Mahal Minaret

081012_030 Taj Mahal Minaret

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 19:03
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 6.3
• Focal Length: 18

Inside Taj Mahal Mosque

081012_027 Inside Taj Mahal Mosque

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:59
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.0769230769231
• ISO: 800
• Aperture: 3.5
• Focal Length: 18

Inside Taj Mahal Mosque

081012_024 Inside Taj Mahal Mosque

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:56
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.0769230769231
• ISO: 800
• Aperture: 3.5
• Focal Length: 18

Taj Mahal

081012_013 Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:50
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 6.3
• Focal Length: 18

Taj Mahal Caligraphy

081012_008 Taj Mahal Caligraphy

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:42
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.004
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 6.3
• Focal Length: 105

Taj Mahal

081012_007 Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:39
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.01
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5
• Focal Length: 170

Taj Mahal

081012_006 Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:39
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.003125
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 6.3
• Focal Length: 235

Taj Mahal

081012_003 Taj Mahal

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:37
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.008
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5
• Focal Length: 165

Taj Mahal Minaret

081012_999 Taj Mahal Minaret

• Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
• Created: October 11, 2008 - 18:35
• Credit: unknown
• Shutter: 0.004
• ISO: 100
• Aperture: 5.6
• Focal Length: 115