The Taj stands on a raised, square platform, with its four corners truncated, forming an unequal octagon. The central dome rises high, flanked by four subsidiary domed chambers, two of which are visible here. The four minarets, set symmetrically about the tomb, are scaled down to heighten the effect of the dominant, slightly bulbous dome. In the foreground is the water channel, with the gardens (charbaug) surrounding it. It seems like a green carpet running from the gateway to the foot of Taj Mahal.

Seen here, the Taj Mahal appears as an orchestration of three integrally related elements - the environment, in which water and the sky are the main components; the charbaug and the tomb itself, floating ethereally between the two and reflecting the ever changing moods and colours of the sky. Here, the artist depicts the transient mood of the sky, the play of light and shade, through impressive shading.

The Taj represents the culmination of a harmonious synthesis of Persin and Hindu styles, that it is impossible to isolate one strand from the other.

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