A passage inviting visitors into paradise

Darwaza-i- rauza, Agra, India

The red sandstone surface has great inlay work of white marbles and precious stones beautifully carved by the best artisans in the world. This classic and elegant beauty is your passage into the paradise, The Taj Mausoleum at Agra,India

Reffered to as Darwaza-i-rauza or "gate of the mausoleum" by the architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri

The gate is 93ft in height which is depiction of great inlay of karigari and nakkashi (craftmanship).
The top of the gate has eleven domes between two high columns,22 in all, depicting the number of years it took to complete the masterpiece " The Tajmahal"

The top arches of Darwaza-i Rauza are ornamented with floral pattern in precious and semi precious stones.

At the corners of the gate are octagonal shaped towers, surrounded by an open-domed pavilion. There are eleven umbrella shaped marble cupolas over the central portion of the gateway. A big decorated arched chamber lies in the archway of the main gate. It has rooms with twists, branches and side branches to hallways, most probably built to confuse people entering them. These rooms have not been used from about three centuries.

Do visit this wonder and know about the great Indian architecture.

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