The most beautiful declaration of love in the world has drawn not only celebrities in their spell. Up to seven million people a year to Taj Mahal to Agra, a city in northern India. Depending on the sun the most famous building in the country has a different effect. The best time is early morning at sunrise. Then gives the light to the white marble mausoleum with a golden shine. The construction of the mausoleum
with its flower-shaped inlays of semiprecious stones such as jade, jasper, carnelian and lapis lazuli lasted 22 years. The Muslim Emperor Shah Jahan had it built 1632-1650 in the place where his favorite wife - Mumtaz-i-Mahal - had seen the first time. It was in 1630 at the birth of the 14th Child died.
The Taj Mahal is not only from the tomb. To the 56 meters high and wide tomb four minarets are placed, tend slightly. Right and left of the terrace are two white buildings of fired brick. One of them was a mosque that was to make the unique holy place, as reported guide Adi Rastogi in very good German. The garden in front of the mausoleum was given its present form by the British in the early 19th Century.
was before the area with mango, banana and pomegranate trees planted, for the Taj Mahal was not only a symbol of love, but at the same time be paradise. Who is on the monument can not get enough of should, during his stay in a luxury hotel stay in Agra Amarvilas. There you have of each bedroom in a clear view of the tomb.
The Taj Mahal is in the so-called Golden Triangle, a popular route for newlyweds. This also leads to Jaipur, a 1.8 million-inhabitant town in Rajasthan. Until the independence of India in 1947 lived in the "Land of Kings" up to 23 principalities. Retardation are numerous palaces and gardens.
This one should definitely visit with a professional guide. Their stories of sumptuous living at the court can often appear empty buildings to their former glory. Today no political role played by Maharaja more. Many of them however are socially and economically very active.
Jaipur the city with the pink painted houses, was founded by Maharaja Jai Sing II 1727th He wanted to build one of the greatest cities of its time. At the sight of the old town with the large palace, the legendary "Palace of Winds and Observatory's unique to him, this should be well managed.
Another popular tourist destination in Rajasthan, the National Park Ranthambhor who is from Jaipur and are most accessible by train (three hours). The park has been one of slightly more than 30 years to the "Project Tiger", which is to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. Previously, he served as a hunting ground for the Maharajah of Jaipur.
on a Jeep Safari, you might have the luck to see one of the 33 tigers that live there. But watching the many other animal species such as antelopes, bears, crocodiles, eagles, vultures, and - depending on the season - Pelicans are quite an experience. The nearly 1,000-year-old Ranthambhor Fort, situated on a hill that gives the National Park a unique touch.
is also unusual, the city of Udaipur, a picturesque medieval town of 500 000 inhabitants, with the man-made Lake Pichola, the pleasure palaces and the ancient Hindu temple of Jagdish. The ruling family of Mewar was the most important princely house of Rajasthan and is today still to be very conservative.
As the descendant lives in Jaipur in a wing of the huge city palace. For Asians, Udaipur is the Venice of India, and the unique scenery with the lake, the City Palace and the Aravalli mountains in the background makes the place one of the most romantic places in the world.
India has changed in the past few years. Industrial goods, pharmaceutical products and bring more and more software and telecommunications industry to the country each year a significant economic growth. But the majority of its 1.1 billion inhabitants in this revival out of it. Too big is the difference between rich and poor. Poverty is particularly rife in the villages, whose inhabitants live on agriculture.
Indians see the extreme opposites of their country left relatively. "Says an old Indian proverb: He who is rich, can sleep well at night," said Mohit Nirula, a successful hotel manager, adding, "Many people in the villages can sleep better than me."
© Marlies Moser
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