泰姬.玛哈陵(Taj Mahal)

位於印度阿格拉郊外亚穆纳河南岸的陵墓建筑群。是莫卧儿皇帝沙.贾汗（Shah Jahan）为纪念其妻，死於1631年的蒙泰姬.玛哈（Mumtaz Mahal）而建。泰姬.玛哈陵始建於约1632年，历经二十二年才完工。其中央是一正方形花园，边上是两个较小的长方形区域，一为陵墓所在，一为门廊。陵墓由纯白色的大理石建成，上嵌硬石。陵墓两侧配有两座红色砂岩建筑，一边是清真寺，另一边是一座完全一样的建筑以实现审美上的平衡。整个建筑建立在一个高大的大理石底座（plinth）上，每个角上都有一个尖塔。建筑的四面完全相同，每面各有一座33公尺高的巨大中心拱门，都有一个球根状的双穹顶和四座穹顶凉亭。建筑内部石雕装饰精美，中心是盛放大理石棺的八角形厅室，石棺上方是一面镂空雕饰的大理石屏壁。泰姬.玛哈陵被认为是世界上最美丽的建筑之一。

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Taj Mahal

Mausoleum complex on the southern bank of the Yamuna River, outside Agra, India. It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The Taj complex, begun c. 1632, took 22 years to complete. At its center lies a square garden area bounded by two smaller, oblong sections, one comprising the mausoleum and the other an entrance gateway. The mausoleum, of pure-white marble inlaid with semiprecious stones, is flanked by two red sandstone buildings, a mosque on one side and an identical building for aesthetic balance on the other. It stands on a high marble plinth with a minaret at each corner. It has four identical facades, each with a massive central arch 108 ft (33 m) high, and is surmounted by a bulbous double dome and four domed kiosks. Its interior, with fine, restrained stone decoration, centers on an octagonal chamber containing the marble tombs, enclosed by a perforated marble screen, with sarcophagi below. It is regarded as one of the world's most beautiful buildings.