The Taj Mahal pictures are quite famous among people of the world. This beautiful monument is adorning one’s desktop as wall papers and printed on the greeting cards and on the clothes and screens. There are hundreds and thousands of Taj Mahal pictures found in many websites online and many amateur photographers have captured the beauty of the monument in various angles. If you want to enjoy the full beauty of Taj Mahal then you can get it only from long shot. Those Taj Mahal pictures with its full view are taken from a long distance. You cannot enjoy the calligraphy and other artwork in such pictures. There are some close up pictures taken at unique angles. These help you to understand each and every feature of Taj Mahal.

If you look at the monument from a distance it will appear as a miniature and will appear to grow if you approach it. There is a main entrance and if you enter it you will find the building disappearing from your sight. The red sandstone gateway will be hiding your vision. If you enter this doorway partly then you will be able to capture only the main Taj Mahal and its beauty without any other views. This gateway stands 30 meters high and was completed in 1648 and has small cupolas.

The Taj Mahal pictures that have close views will show you the Arabic inscriptions in the marbles. The verses of Holy Quran are decorated in calligraphy. These letters are written from top to bottom. Usually due to optical illusion you will see the letters at the top in smaller size than those nearer to you. But in the doorway of Taj Mahal, the skilful craftsmen had engraved the letters in smaller size at the bottom and had increased their size gradually as they reach the top thus creating an illusion of uniformity to the human eyes.

The Taj Mahal pictures taken during different times and different seasons will show you different types of beauty. It appears all pinkish in the morning times and looks milky white during sunset. When the moon shines bright, it glitters in golden color and all these variations are due to the nature of the marbles reflecting the light. The close up Taj Mahal pictures will give you the view of the square plinth and the great building on top of it and the distant view will help one to drink the beauty of the water pool and the garden in front of it.

The Taj Mahal pictures are taken from all its four sides. All the sides are made unique except for the external features in the front of it. At the back of Taj Mahal is the River Yamuna. Anyone capturing its beauty ashore the bank will be able to record the glimpses with the reflection seen in the river. It will be breathtaking beauty to see the shadow of Taj Mahal in the serene river water. Each one shoot the view of Taj Mahal in their own unique way and all these beauties could be seen in thousands of Taj Mahal pictures available online.

Article Posted By : Sumazla  On December 07, 2011lView All Articles

Suhaina Mazhar is a freelance content writer and blogger with five years experience in content writing. http://sumazla.blogspot.com is her blog.

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