Where Is the Taj Mahal?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · January 24, 2017
Learn about the love story behind the creation of one of the most beautiful and famous buildings in the world.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore how devotion, imperial ambition, and careful design shaped a celebrated monument.
- Themes
- Love and devotion, Memorials and remembrance, Mughal history and architecture
- Genres
- Architecture for Kids, Asian History for Kids, Symbols & Monuments
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Learn about the love story behind the creation of one of the most beautiful and famous buildings in the world. The Taj Mahal may look like a palace, but it's actually a tomb and a lasting testament to one of the world's great love stories. In 1612, Mogul emperor Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal. It had been love at first sight and for nineteen years they were so inseparable that Mumtaz even accompanied Shah Jahan to battlefields.
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When she died suddenly giving birth to their fourteenth child, the emperor set about building a magnificent memorial to his wife. Everything about the Taj was perfectly planned, from the white marble walls that shimmer in the sunlight and sparkle by moonlight, to the countless decorative flowers made from precious gems that still astound visitors today. Recent discoveries at the site make this a timely account of a timeless monument.
Stone and Story
Explore how devotion, imperial ambition, and careful design shaped a celebrated monument.
Come here for
- The human story behind the Taj Mahal
- Details of marble, moonlight, and gem-set flowers
Expect
- A look at the monument as both tomb and memorial
- History centered on a landmark’s design and enduring appeal
Where it sits
| Asian History for Kids | 69% |
|---|---|
| Symbols & Monuments | 41% |
| Architecture for Kids | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Architecture for Kids
- Asian History for Kids
- Geography for Kids
- Authors
- Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 24, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Love and devotion · Memorials and remembrance · Mughal history and architecture
- Reading lane
- Architecture for Kids