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Taj Mahal Garden, Agra |
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Agra is famous as the city of Taj Mahal, the monument, which epitomizes love. Along with the breathtaking Taj Mahal the city features a number of attractions like the lush gardens, Mughal architecture, rich culture and historic monuments. Taj Mahal Garden, Agra is a beautiful stretch of greenery in the city. Agra is also a city rich in exquisite jewelry, art work and handicrafts.
Taj Mahal Garden, Agra stretching from the gateway to the burial chambers of the Taj Mahal experiences the same number of tourists as the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal Garden is maintained regularly and is a “charbagh” or four-division garden. The garden is separated by waterways emerging from a central pool.
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Each division has 16 flower beds and there are 64 flower beds in the garden. The symmetry of 400 trees in each bed is maintained by plantation of fruit trees, symbol of life and cypress trees, symbol of death.
In Islamic architecture a garden is not an adornment, it symbolizes deep spiritualism. Koran defines garden as a symbol of paradise. The Taj Mahal, Agra is a lush green carpet running from the gateway to the foot of the marble edifice, Taj Mahal.
The pleasure gardens in India was introduced by the first Mughal emperor, Babur who brought along the Persian legacy of pleasure gardens basking with flowers, fruits, leaves, delicacy and symmetry. The Persian gardens are different than other oriental gardens, they are artificial and man-made. The Taj Mahal Garden, like other Islamic gardens is geometric in design.
The garden is watered by underground pipes. The architecture of waterways was efficient. The Taj Mahal Garden sits in a soothing contrast with the pristine white marble dome, the Taj Mahal and enhances the look of the Taj Mahal with a green and lush surrounding.
The Taj Mahal Garden in Agra is one of the most pleasant tourist spot in the city.
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