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The Taj
City, as Agra is called sometimes, has
quite a few museums in its territorial
lands. The great monuments in the city
themselves constitute the missing links
of the powerful Mughal dynasty. Whatever
the reason be, for not establishing and
maintaining a conspicous institute to
keep track of the events but there sure
are places which provide the insights of
some of the greatest kings of Indian
middle ages.
The Taj Mahal Museum and the Spiritual
Museum are among the few museums in Agra
city. The museums of Agra have a special
regard for architecture due to the
influence of wonderful structures in its
plains. It is due to this fact that the
showcase of these museums are often
provided with antiquities of
architectural brilliance. The Taj Mahal
Museum particularly exhibits this idea.
Even Spiritual Museum is no exception.
This museum too exhibits models that are
in a way connected to the idea of
structure and form. The museums of Agra
are wonderful places for aspiring
architects and the arts lovers.
The Taj Mahal Museum
The Taj Mahal Museum forms a part of the
Taj Mahal Complex. The museum is located
towards the west of the Taj Mahal. The
museum is popular as it houses the
records and plans of construction of the
great mausoleum. The museum contains
original drawings of Taj Mahal, precious
and semi precious stones to be used in
the construction and celadon plates. The
celadon plates are famous ass it is
believed that the color of the plates
gets changed or the plate itself breaks
into pieces if poisonous food is served
in these. The museum also has drawings
providing the viewing perspective of the
graves in the mausoleum.
Spiritual Museum
The city of Agra which is famous for its
architectural brilliance is provided
with few institutes that tend to
preserve the heritage of Agra. Quite
distinct from the popular museum the
Spiritual Museum has a concept of its
own. The museum which is still in its
early stage of development has been
built for the newly founded movement
called 'Brahma Kumaris'. The
participants of the movement prophesies
the self realization of God as their
father. The museum houses many shapes,
colors and forms that tend to explain
various physical phenomena. The
Spiritual Museum has been constructed
near the Taj Mahal Complex and is
visited by a fair number of people who
constitute both the art lovers as well
the tourists. |
