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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Photo Hunt - Four

The Taj Mahal has four minarets at the four corners of the main platform. They are all angled slightly outwards, so that in the event of collapse, they will lean away from the tomb and not on the main structure of the mosque.


One of the four exquisite minarets in one of the corners. Each of the minarets are more than 40 meters tall. All four minarets are beautifully designed with intricate marble work.

Happy weekend!


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First Commenter - Foong

18 comments:

  1. Beautiful photo of Taj Mahal! I hope to visit it one day!

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  2. wah! Foong so busy went aroung chop"ping" FC everywhere. LOL

    Beautiful indeed. And the story behind the Taj Mahal is also beautiful.

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  3. So lovely and amazing architecture.

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  4. Beautiful. I especially like the fact that it was laid with marble. The Mughal Sultan must be very rich to be able to afford such a monument.

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  5. Wow..the Taj Mahal. A must see when visiting India.

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  6. WOW! Really good photos for this week. :)

    http://lesliesmyers.blogspot.com/2008/01/lavena-cafe-piazza-san-marco.html

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  7. It is a really beautiful building. :) Great choice!
    happy weekend.

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  8. Great photos. I actually like the one of one of the minarets in isolation because it's more unusual and makes me appreciate the minaret(s) more since when taken with the Taj Mahal proper, they're dwarved by the main building.

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  9. That Taj Mahal is beautiful! Speaking of the Taj Mahal, I just watched Slumdog Millionaire -- everyone, go see it!

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  10. I hope to visit the Taj Mahal one day. Happy wkend!

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  11. wow...lucky you ever visti Taj Mahal. Beautiful

    My entry for PH this week : in HERE. Hope you have time to visit . Thanks

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  12. The Taj Mahal is my dream destination. I want to visit it and admire its beauty.

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  13. nice shots and that's a great idea for the theme! ;-)

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  14. slightly slanted outwards? i won't notice if you didn't mention it. that is one awesome structure. :D

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