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A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.
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A crown worn by Indian princes as a sign of high rank.
Examples of taj in a Sentence
At Delhi also he erected the celebrated peacock throne; but his favourite place of residence was Agra, where his name will ever be associated with the marvel of Indian architecture, the Taj Mahal.
All the spandrils of the Taj, all the angles and more important architectural details, are heightened by being inlaid with precious stones such as agates, bloodstones, jaspers and the like.
From a distance, the marble of the Taj Mahal picks up the subtle nuancesof the changing light.
Taj Arts Discounted prices on an extensive collection including anklets, chains, charms, nose studs and religious pieces in silver and gold.
A visit here is the perfect antidote to the crush at the Taj Mahal.
Cruickshank boasts breadth and depth, bubbling with as much glee over the VW Beetle as the Taj Mahal.
Visit Agra's Red Fort and learn how families create the unique marble inlay craftsmanship which makes the Taj so beautiful.
Unexpectedly, Agra was to prove memorable beyond merely the Taj Mahal.
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This could be considered the Taj Mahal of world music fusion !
Skip adding turrets like the Taj Mahal, and go with either a simple slanted shed roof, or a gabled roof.
Professional surfer Taj Burrow is known as the "aerial surfing master."
Aurangzeb, who erected here a mausoleum to his wife which has been compared to the Taj at Agra, made the city the seat of his government during his viceroyalty of the Deccan, and gave it the name of Aurangabad.
The Taj has been modelled and painted more frequently than any other building in the world, and the word pictures of it are numberless.
In regard to colour and design the Taj ranks first in the world for purely decorative workmanship; while the perfect symmetry of its exterior once seen can never be forgotten, nor the aerial grace of its domes, rising like marble bubbles into the azure sky.
It is lavishly bestowed on the tombs themselves and the screens which surround them, but more sparingly introduced on the mosque that forms one wing of the Taj, and on the fountains and surrounding buildings.
Next to this comes the Ibrahim Roza, or tomb and mosque of Ibrahim Adil Shah II., which was completed about 1620 and is supposed to be one of the most exquisite buildings in the world after the Taj at Agra.
The Taj alone is well worth the journey."' The Taj was designed by Ustad Isa, variously described as a Byzantine Turk and a native of Shiraz in Persia.
The Taj Mahal hotel, which was built by the Tata family in 1904, is the most palatial and modern hotel in India.
The other most notable buildings in the city are the Victoria terminus of the Great Indian Peninsula railway and the Taj Mahal hotel.
Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, built as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal; while the Pearl Mosque at Agra and the palace and great mosque at Delhi also commemorate him.