Beautiful monument
美麗的紀念碑
After 22 years and the combined effort of over 20,000 workmen and master craftsmen, the monument was finally completed. It was built with material from all over India and Central Asia and required about 1,000 elephants to transport the material to the site. Construction documents show that Ustad Isa, a famous architect of his time, was the genius behind the structure. The emperor also sought the skills of expert craftsmen from other cities and countries.
在2萬多名工人和工匠大師歷時22年的共同努力下,紀念碑終于建成。泰姬陵的建筑材料來自印度各地以及中亞各國,人們用了大約1000頭大象將所有材料運送至施工場地。施工文件上顯示,泰姬陵的幕后策劃是當時的著名建筑師烏斯塔德·伊薩。皇帝還在其他城市和國家尋找專業工匠的高超技術。
The Taj Mahal was built entirely of white marble. Each element of the structure can stand on its own and integrate with the main structure. The central dome is called the Taj. The marble walls inside the dome are covered with intricate patterns and precious stones. Within the dome lies the jewel-decorated tomb of the queen. When Shah Jahan died, he was buried in the Taj beside his beloved Mumtaz.
泰姬陵全部選用白色大理石建造而成。該建筑的每個部分都是獨立的,與主建筑融合成為一體。中間的圓頂名叫泰姬。圓頂內部的大理石墻壁上繪有復雜的圖案,還嵌有寶石。穹頂內部存放著鑲有珠寶的王后陵寢。沙·賈汗去世后,他被安葬在泰姬陵內愛妻穆姆塔茲的旁邊。