7x7" White Marble Taj Mahal Collectible Replica Handicraft Home Decor Art.

About Item The origin of the name "Taj Mahal" is not clear. Court histories from Shah Jehan's reign only call it the rauza (tomb) of Mumtaz Mahal. It is generally believed that "Taj Mahal" (usually translated as either "Crown Palace" or "Crown of the Palace") is an abbreviated version of her name, Mumtaz Mahal. The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in the memory of his beloved wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in AH 1040 (AD 1630). Her last wish to her husband was "to build a tomb in her memory such as the world had never seen before". Thus emperor Shah Jahan set about building this fairytale like marvel. The construction of Taj Mahal was started in AD 1631 and completed at the end of 1648 AD. For seventeen years, twenty thousand workmen are said to be employed on it daily, for their accommodation a small town, named after the deceased empress-'Mumtazabad, now known as Taj Ganj, was built adjacent to it. Amanat Khan Shirazi was the calligrapher of Taj Mahal, his name occurs at the end of an inscription on one of the gates of the Taj. Poet Ghyasuddin had designed the verses on the tombstone, while Ismail Khan Afridi of Turkey was the dome maker. Muhammad Hanif was the superintendent of Masons. The designer of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The material was brought in from all over India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. The central dome is 187 feet high at the centre. Red sandstone was brought from Fatehpur Sikri, Jasper from Punjab, Jade and Crystal from China, Turquoise from Tibet, Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire from Sri Lanka, Coal and Cornelian from Arabia and diamonds from Panna. In all 28 kind of rare, semi precious and precious stones were used for inlay work in the Taj Mahal. The chief building material, the white marble was brought from the quarries of Makrana, in distt. Nagaur, Rajasthan. :Specialties: · Handmade from marble · Hand carved with marble · Decorated with sequence work · Light and handy · Made by rural artisans Size 7 x 7 Inches • We normally ship by FedEx Courier services within 2-3 days after receiving payment • Please provide your telephone number as well, so that the shipment company can contact you when your item arrives, or the item will be sent back to us. We will not be able to resend the item in that case so please make sure to provide your contact number. • Please do provide your Full Address and Phone Number by eCRATER message immediately after making the payment for easy delivery. • We will offer the tracking no. You can track it during the whole shipping process. After shipment please check your tracking number after 2 to 3 days and please contact us in any query regarding your package as soonest. • We only accept PAY PAL. • Payment is to be completed within 3 days of the purchase. • Please contact us if you can't make the payment promptly. • Otherwise, we will reserve the right to re-list the item and the unpaid item report will be made correspondingly. Returns Policy • In case of return of the goods, buyer has to paid the shipping charges. • Customs duties and other duties levies in destination country are responsibility of the customer. • We will exchange the item if returned to us within 14 days of original packing. • The item should not be used. • Buyer Must Inform within Two days after Getting the product about any Issues with the Item. Terms & Conditions • Customers are required to provide full & accurate information at the time of order. • We use standard shipping carriers for national & international shipping. • There may be Colour variation due to difference in resolution of the photo & the actual colour. • Please clarify all your doubts before buying. • Offer price is for per piece Feedback • Please do not leave a negative feedback as a way to communicate. Any rating given to a seller can neither be changed nor modified. So better communicate for faster resolution to any disputes. • If you have any concerns regarding your purchase, please contact us via phone or mail, we assure you that a satisfactory resolution will be reached. • Please help us maintain a 5 Star DSR rating in all 4 rating categories, if you feel otherwise, please let us know how we can score a perfect rating from you before you rate us.