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Entry: TAJ MAHAL-one of the seven wonders of the world - A5265588
Author: monali_4u - U1871904

my guide entry is finished if any corrections let me know.

Well, I don't know much about the Taj Hahalbut, I would sayt that, for such a structure, this Entry is a bit short:

'It is regarded as the finest example of Islamic architecture'. In fact, it is considered one of the world's great architectural masterpieces.

Consulting my homer encyclopaedia, there are aspects that you've issed out. r.g. The bodies of the Mogul and his wife lie side by side in a vault beneath the central dome which is surrounded by smaller subsidiary domes, the whole building being set in a red-walled garden.

One thing I Ddo know about the T-MM which I think is important enough to be included is that, in recent years, it has been severely affected by acid rain. Thus, in 1996, India's Supreme Court ordered hundreds of coal-based industries within the 'Taj Trapezium' - the area within 70km radium of the monument - to close by the end of 1997 (I use this as an e.g. of the effects of acid rain when teaching chemistry)

A couple of quotes:

1 An Indian poet described it as a 'teardrop on the cheek of time'.

The English poet, Sir Edwin Arnold said it was 'not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor's love wrought in living stones'.

You might also look through yourEntry to see if there are any links you can make to other EG Entries.

You've made a good start.

for the typos. The first line should have read:

I don't know much about the Taj Mahal but, I would say that, for such a structure, this Entry is a bit short:

I agree, the Entry is good as far as it goes, but I feel I need more...

Matt

The Taj Mahal *isn't* one of the Seven Wonders, at least the Ancient ones.
Are you referring to another Seven?

The Ancient Seven Wonders are:
The Great Pyramid at Giza

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesis

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Colossus of Rhodes

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

of which only the Great Pyramid remains today.

So your title needs amending...and the capitals, and the spelling mistakes, and the typos.

"ti his wife" = to his wife
"deep Love" = deep love
"her.This" = her. This
"structure,the" = structure, the
"seen,one" = seen, one

In fact, please put a space after ALL your punctuation.

"this palace of pure marble was complete.And finally it was a mausoleum built of marble" repetition.

You could add a link to my Diana, Princess of Wales edited entry, as she was very famously photographed sitting alone in front of the Taj Mahal. A596027

This isn't bad for a first attempt, it's a rough diamond which needs a lot of polishing

We do already have an entry on the Taj Mahal in the Edited Guide (at A5220), although I'm sure it would be possible to update it via the Update Forum if you'd like to add more information.


Mikey

monali_4u hasn't posted for two months. As we already have an entry on this subject I suggest a move out of PR back to the author's space.

Seconded and added to list