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soal teks taj mahal epitome

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  • Taj Mahal, an epitome of love, is actually a mausoleum.

    Standing majestically on the banks of River Yamuna, the Taj

    Mahal is synonymous to love and romance. Taj Mahal was

    constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory

    of his beloved wife and queen. The name “Taj Mahal” was

    derived from the name of Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal,

    which means crown of palaces.

    Taj Mahal represents the finest architectural and

    artistic achievement. The mausoleum was constructed of

    pure white marble. The white marble is inlaid with semiprecious stones (including jade, crystal, lapis lazuli, amethyst and turquoise) that form the intricate designs. Its central

    dome reaches a height of 240 feet (73 meters). The dome is

    surrounded by four smaller domes. Four slender towers, or

    minarets, stand at the corners. Inside the mausoleum, an

    octagonal marble chamber adorned with carvings and semiprecious stones house the false tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Her

    actual remains lie below, at garden level.

    Taj Mahal shows shades of magnificent beauty at

    different time during the day. At dawn when the first rays of

    the sun hits the dome of this epic monument, it radiates like

    a heavenly pinkish palace. At daytime, when the sky is bright

    and clear, the Taj looks milky white. At a moonlit night when

    the full moon rays fall on the glistening white marble, the

    cool moon rays reflect back from the white marble and give

    the Taj Mahal a tinge of blue color. It’s simply breathtaking!

    With such beauty, no wonder that Taj Mahal becomes one of
    the the Seven Wonders of the World.




    the question:
    1. What is Taj Mahal actually?

    2. What impression do you get when you read the word majestically?

    3. Why did the king construct Taj Mahal?

    4. What does the phrase ‘the crown of the palace’ imply?

    5. Read the third line of paragraph two. What impression did you

    get after reading the description?

    6. How are the materials and architectural design of Taj Mahal?

    7. What do all the materials and the architecture indicate?

    8. Where was the queen actually buried?

    9. When do you think is the best time to see Taj Mahal. Why do

    think so?

    10.What do you think about the inclusion of Taj Mahal as one of

    the Seven Wonders of the World?

    11.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the essay?

    12.How does the writer organize his idea?

    13.What reaction from readers does the writer expect?

    14.Read text 1 again. Find out the similarities between text 1

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