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Interior of Taj Mahal

The interior of the mausoleum comprises a loftycentral chamber, a crypt immediately below this and four octagonal corner rooms originally intended to house the graves of other royal family members.

In the centre are the cenotaphs of Shah Jahanand Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's cenotaph is to the left and is higher than that of his beloved which rests immediately below the dome.

The cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal standsin the centre of the marble screen, it has inscribed on it in Persian with texts from the Koran. The cenotaph of Mumtaz has the single epitaph inscribed on it- "Marqad Munavvar Arjumand Bano Begum Mukhatib bah Mumtaz Mahal Tanifiyat fer sanh 1040 Hijri".

The cenotaph of Shah Jahan isinscribed in Persian- .'Marqad Mutahar Aali Hazrat Firdaus Ashiyani Sahib-qiran Saani Shah Jahan Badshah taab surah sanh 1076 Hijri" (The sacred sepulchre of his most exalted Majesty, dweller of Paradise, the second lord of constellations, the king Shah Jahan, may his mausoleum ever flourish, 1076 A.H. (1666 A.D.).

Above the tombs is a Cairenelamp, the flame of which is supposed to never burn out.

Marble screen of trellisworksurrounds the graves. Both tombs are exquisitely inlaid with semiprecious stones.

The acoustics of the buildingare superb with the domed ceiling being designed to echo chants from Koran and musician's melodies.

It is suggested that one walk around the outsideof the tomb, before retrieving your shoes, to appreciate it from all sides.




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