Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal mausoleum at Agra, India, built c.1640 by Shah Jahan for his favorite wife, from Persian, lit. "the best of buildings;" second element related to Arabic halla "to lodge." But some authorities hold that the name of the mausoleum is a corruption of the name of the woman interred in it, Mumtaz (in Persian, lit. "chosen one") Mahal, who died in 1631. Figurative use as a name denoting anything surpassing or excellent is attested from 1895.

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  • Taj Mahal —   [tadʒ ; von persisch taj »Krone« und mahal »Palast«, sehr wahrscheinlich aber eine (volkstümliche) Ableitung von Mumtaz Mahal »Auserwählte des Palastes«], Tadsch Mahal, in Agra, Indien, auf einer ausgebauten Flussterrasse (567 m × 305 m)… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Taj Mahal — (Брашов,Румыния) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: Str. Muresenilor nr. 3, 500026 …   Каталог отелей

  • Tâj Mahal — V. Tâdj Mahall. Tâdj Mahall ou Tâj Mahal mausolée de marbre blanc élevé aux portes d Âgra, de 1630 à 1652, sur l ordre de l empereur moghol Châh Jahân, désireux d honorer la mémoire de son épouse Mumtâz i Mahall …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Taj Mahal — (izg. tȁdž màhal) m DEFINICIJA arhit. raskošni, golemi, bijeli mauzolej blizu grada Arga u Indiji što ga je dao sagraditi mogulski šah Jahan u spomen na svoju ženu Arjumand Banu Begam zvanu Mumtaz Mahal (Izabrana) koja je umrla pri porodu 1631;… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Taj Mahal — Taj Ma*hal (t[aum]j m[.a]*h[aum]l ), prop. n. [Corruption of Per. Mumt[=a]z i Ma[.h]al, lit., the distinguished one of the palace, fr. Ar.] A marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan, in memory of his favorite wife.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Taj Mahal — Taj Ma|hal the Taj Mahal a beautiful building made of white ↑marble (=a type of smooth, hard rock) in Agra, northern India, built as a ↑mausoleum (=a building containing a grave) for his wife by the ↑emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century. It is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Taj Mahal — [täzh΄ mə häl′, täj΄mə häl′] n. [Pers, best of buildings] famous mausoleum at Agra, India, built (1630? 48?) by Shah Jahan for his favorite wife …   English World dictionary

  • Taj-mahal — (spr. Tädsch mehel), das Mausoleum der Nurmahal (s.d.) unweit Agra …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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