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Architectural features in ancient Indian civilization

India is one of the four ancient civilizations, which once created the famous "Ganges civilization" in human history. About 700,000 years ago, industrious Stone Age people lived in isolated settlements in the Indian Valley and the northern Indian subcontinent. Around 7000 BC, some of their descendants settled in a remote place called Mergault in the Indian Valley. Here, they built a strong mud brick town. In the course of thousands of years, people in Mergault and other similar settlements created handicraft civilization, which laid the foundation for the big city culture and empire that rose in the whole subcontinent. Due to the splendid ancient culture and vast territory, there are many places of interest and historical sites in India, and the mountains and rivers are inexhaustible. India's tourism projects can be roughly divided into three parts: one is the old castle cemetery, the famous ones are Hongbao, Humayun Mausoleum and Taj Mahal, which represent the highest level of Indian architectural art; Rajgat is the tomb of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of India. Next, you can visit the ancient Buddhist holy places in India. The Taj Mahal in Agger, the ancient capital of India, is one of the seven wonders of the world. /kloc-In the 7th century, Sha Jiahan, the Mughal emperor, used tens of thousands of workers to build a tomb decorated with precious stones in memory of his beloved princess Mutazhima. The design was amazing. The Taj Mahal is magnificent, and the main building built of pure white marble is simply fascinating Four long minarets, clear waterways and huge gardens in front of the imperial tomb make it famous all over the world. The most striking thing about the Taj Mahal is the main building made of pure white marble. The mausoleum is neat, symmetrical up and down, and the central dome is as high as 62 meters, which is amazing. There are four minarets with a height of about 4 1 m around, and tombstones inlaid with 35 different types of semi-precious stones stand between the towers. The cemetery covers an area of 17 hectares and is a slightly long circle surrounded by red sandstone walls. The entrance gate is also made of red rock, about two stories high, and there are eleven typical white conical towers on the back of the door. The gate leads all the way to the tombs of King Sayyahan and Princess Wang, and their sarcophagus is placed in the middle of the room, solemn and solemn. In front of the Taj Mahal is a clear waterway with fruit trees and cypress trees planted on both sides, which symbolize life and death respectively. The most beautiful time of the Taj Mahal is the night when the moon is in the sky, because the white marble mausoleum emits a faint purple in the moonlight, which is elegant and dusty, and beautiful as a fairy website:/BBS/bjzssj ~1124978810 _1249788.