The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn't exist (存在), we would (easy) imagine that the story of its building was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahal: its shortened form Taj Mahal, means "pride of the palace". In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted he even didn't want to be the emperor any more. To remember his wife, he decided to build (great) tomb (坟墓) that had ever been seen for her.
He called up the best artists and workers India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete. It took more than 18 years (build) the Taj Mahan. The building stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. (tower) rise from each of the four corners. The Mahal (it) rises another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble. Since the Taj Mahal was built, it (become) one of the most popular places in the world. Every year, it interests thousands of tourists to visit it.
