An
older man takes it slowly
after climbing the stairs to the main, raised platform
of the Taj. |
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Another
Muslim man enjoys
the important time he is
spending at so unique a
place in the world.
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This
man is not unwilling to
contort his body into any
unnatural position in order
to get the photograph
he wants so badly.
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Today
was the last day
of Ramadan, and many
many thousands of
Muslims came to the
Taj Mahal. |
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Many
younger children,
who always had time to
smile for the pictures being
taken by the white westerns.
He was all smiles.
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The
throngs of worshipers
was thick this day.
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The
people and lines
stretched by the
thousands. Good thing we
got here early today. |
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One
of the finest examples
of inlaid marble that I
could find along the walls
of the Taj. The amount of
work that goes into carving
out the negative, then the
piece to put therein, is
truly amazing.
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Also
along the exterior
walls of the Taj, we have
many more meaningful
designs and artwork.
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For
350 years, these
marble textures have
survived here. Let's hope
for another 350 years ...
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The
texturing, Arabic letters,
and the spade shaped arch
are all classic signs of
Islamic art and architecture.
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A
closeup of the artwork
around this arch, with
Arabic written in between
the bands of red colour.
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More
Arabic artwork and
writing, as we look nearly
vertically up the wall,
besides another tall archway.
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More
of the same,
to be sure.
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The inlaid marble flowers
are a sight to behold. I
bought a beautiful marble
elephant covered in inlaid
marble. It is now on my
mantle in Houston, Texas. |
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One last picture of a flower
in the grounds of the Taj.
It is easy to overlook the
well maintained grounds
of the location, as I have
proven here with but
one picture of a real flower. |
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