[法语学习]The Taj Mahal.ppt

1 But some insist that the place is best  seen at sunset The Interesting Place： Where？ Name ？ Topic：The Wonderful Interesting Place ： Taj Mahal PingBo.Chen MengJie. Hu YanQun.Fan 2011-12-28 The legendary Mumtaz Mahal：the heroine of Taj Mahal At the age of 19 , Mumtaz Mahal was married to the India Emperor . She had a very deep and loving marriage with the Emperor, Shah Jahan. Mumtaz was the Emperor’s trusted companion. And she acted as wife and good counselor (advisor). In their nineteen years of marriage, they had thirteen children together . Mumtaz died in 1631 , while giving birth to their fourteenth child. Why and Who to build? Story goes that the emperor was heavily stricken when he lost his beloved wife. So great was the Emperor love to his wife that he ordered the building of the most beautiful tomb on Earth for her, in honor of his wife. The masterpiece Taj Mahal is completed in 1648 , built by India Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Now the Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, just like The Great Wall of China The great influence： The great India writer Tagore： An everlasting tear from the cheek ! THREATS environmental pollution on the banks of Yamuna River including acid rain due to the Mathura Oil Refinery a decline in the water level of the Yamuna River which is decreasing at a rate of 5 feet a year. Cracks appeared last year in parts of the tomb, and the four minarets which surround the monument are showing signs of tilting. To buy tickets, you can go to the south gate, but thi