Visit Taj Mahal...

I continue my journey in the Indian and Pakistani area, and today i visit a sim tied to tradition and history Moghul.

from the staff note:..."The place is  built round the Taj Mahal theme and the site is meant mostly as a pleasant romantic place for people to meet, dance, enjoy each others company etc. The main club is underneath the Taj Mahal and is surrounded by a romantic garden featuring several hang out spots with a nice beach and an attractive underwater feature. We have parties with Dj's on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Every other Monday is an open mic session for anybody who wants a go either as a singer, musician or DJ. The link for our calender of events that is published on the web is :- "

Named the Taj Mahal in honor of Mumtaz Mahal, the mausoleum was constructed of white marble inlaid with semi-precious stones (including jade, crystal, lapis lazuli, amethyst and turquoise) forming intricate designs in a technique known as pietra dura. Commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his cherished wife, the Taj Mahal stands on the southern bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, India.

The splendor and elegance of Mughal style are flanked by artistic originality. It is rare, in fact, did not recognize at first glance, a building or a work built in this style. In architecture, painting and the decorative arts, the Mughal style shows the qualities that distinguish it from the contemporary artistic traditions were born in other regions of the Islamic world as the Safavid Persia and Ottoman Turkey and even traditions pre-Mughal India itself. The aesthetic character of this style is expressed especially through the different sources which draws and of which it is the most brilliant synthesis. The incomparable series of monuments built and decorated in a superlative way that survive to this day, along with exquisite miniatures, carpets, objects of metal encrusted with carved jades, illustrate the patronage that the Moghul emperors cultivated and transmitted over the centuries.

 

 the Moghul always looked with a certain nostalgia for the botanical art of their lost homeland: how else to explain the appearance in the architecture and art of this period of poppy, carnation and tulip flowers unknown in the Indian plains? From this point of view the Mughal floral decoration was inspired by plants coming from the Islamic world, this in carpets, carved in jade and even the edge of the illuminated manuscripts. Surely syncretism also occurred in this area with the introduction of flowers such as lotus, lily never losing sight of the age-old Indian tradition that gave the flowers and plants magical virtues, medicinal and mythical as shown in the examples and Buddhists Hindu. The goal that was interested was to create a floral decoration ubiquitous, not to give realism to the flowers, and despite sometimes does not correspond with reality, the overall result is extremely elegant. The garden in the floral decoration evokes the garden paradise.

the ballroom

from the staff notes"....Fatima Jinnah Park or sometimes known as F-9 park (pointing out the fact that the covered area is spread out through the entire sector) is a public recreational park situated in sector F-9 of Islamabad, Pakistan. The park is considered one of the largest (in terms of covered area) in South East Asia. It was named after the revered "Madre Millat" (Mother of the Nation) Miss Fatima Jinnah- younger sister of the founder of Pakistan. Micheal Japero was the builder of Fatima Park. It took took him five years to come up with the design. He got the idea from the of Pakistan who it was dedicated to."

Shah Jahan, his name along with the name of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, being synonymous with the existence and ever growing popularity of Taj Mahal, was a Mughal Emperor of the Southern Asia who reigned from 1627 to 1658. Born as Prince Shihab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram in the Lahore, Pakistan of 1592, Shah Jahan was the son of Emperor Jahangir. His name Khurram, which means "joyful" in Persian, was given to him by his grandfather Akbar the Great. Displaying great military skills at an early age against numerous enemies including Mewar, the Lodi in the Deccan, and Kangra, impressed his father so much that Shah Jahan received the title "Shah Jahan Bahadur" from him. He wasn't just a sharp military leader, but also had an exceptional talent for building and proved it by re-designing buildings within the Agra fort. Among many titles he had earned, "The Builder of the Marvels" was one that was about to be proved the most deserving in the time to come.

~Mumtaz~ Taj Mahal , Danbi (113, 168, 28)