, 1875-11-20


Tho efrost would ba useless 10 convey bore an
idea Of tl'otr o.ausy, and sr!sndor but hut
may ho gwen In I bHof sketch Of the "s!afre!
If lpdis,' tho Tsj Of Agra This wonderful
c0nastuctiou is moro generally famiiiar than
eny other In llinjoatAn, yet becauao. byits TO-
cent date. tho details IT ita erection aro
known. NO chooso to repeat tss hi..oey. Tho
Tai Ia n,ausoeum built by tho Emperor Hhsl,
Jnhan IN commemorate tho virtues and talents
Of hts BEAUTIFUL wife, Tho EnpyaaH Mumssgt
b1al.Al OF Tnt-lhbt. who died IN giving hirsh tn
the Pnnccsa johnnarn. Ths bultiinE van com-
H1ence1 In 1G31 mud finished In lc47, autl tntlEg
those seventeen years, "a, pU0 worknen were ELL
ployod. In its conesrnc.io,,, LIN, QUO cat.nsi%ns
PINK xandstono and ~hite marble wcro used afnl
precious stones for its nIornnoept were contEib-
utad b7 each province Of the Empire. Jas2cr,
comedians. turluoises aEa.os. !aps s-azuli. coral,
rock-rrssta1. ony1. caat:edoniea. Aarphtr"s, and
congionerateH ~eso thus donated. und thu
1lltos Ut tho w0rkn1op nng forced; sst sill tho
structure cost about two u,|lIiuuH.
The tai IL ti:uated tho tankt Of tho JuEnna IRE
lar- II. Rpnse1r: It's E,iten crc'cett rruc 90 f,et
IL surrounded BY lie:. embastled walls, viii pas!i-
ian nj zach rnrncr tbs principal entrance IL
% a.,n ~ og aaaas h cse1nr T. OF 1eu
slla.onc relieved with banls VI .shita marble; and
III" tyrnlanah of tha central Arch arn orhanentei
with pi1s:iCs tt aXlts and 6ny2. Oh entering this
Rttr, We fulltnly found ouE|rl.e* In from; of thu
RAJ. which appeared, Iii ail lis dazzling ~httene's .s
she end of wid-. ulse1s svrnus hoidcscd On each
Aidn with tall cyprc.a trey. Tile hrst uf the raJ
~ most striking. Like Eiountah Ut ~htte usar.-.
rises ny ystcrt'rly aave the Ronfre and luzurtsat
| scretstihn uf tho garden.
Tie terrace u PINK t.nd'tone % which til. rst
ssutih + gig frc II tcn..h And So II wash and ot,s
end OF II bath+if In the |l.nna, Wills thu other IL
ouy few fctt aboEs the ltst! If The garden mag.
ntn platform, Of whlle ,nars created in tia ce
seet ou nr,+y sd. whtrh ferns pedestal for the
mauaosun': aud at each corner Of the rl,tor'n I.
apc,t 15O fe:t frat. tho ground, The ma~.or,,n.
tatif Is eons'luctsl Ike an irregular oetagnn th'
res ' vie p %asaaa I'LL II he
! ners, AID magnificent tloms tn the erntre. Earh
facasls is pierced with hIgn saraeenio gate, aank
proportions and tin pia Of the ~. aad thy he
eqaaly applied. though On naler ,cslc. 10 "lker II.
dim Inonuaca:s but every uur has Htn calculated
with such conaun,natc Art that not aEnge fault can
TIE entre cdl1ce. tron, tha ba7o to Tho summit, ia
built nj wlli.e marble. joIeid With 1nosairs. farming
tn4crtptlnna arabcsluss and other dernratons; Iu:
ths.e srt arranged with 30 1nch tA'e that in rit" oi
their great nuiuker+ they ornament tho Montta mt
with tic single exception {. tic dome ''ss'f !. Il
marked viii truth that Tho Tai built by Tlt,n'
aud Ansshea by se!dsu!:h.: md never was tassst
art.a IL il i.n1os,ble not 10 bv nrca with the nsst
view Of tic Tai aid here tho trarc!s: eano:. ~ il
often ths e,se h. sseiss ana sapvstsl = by an et,
bring aoEne new hauty II lisht; aud. ~ hlysesf
toun. }"1 eau live there wees Without wcar!aps Of
it.--tlails discovering new pontt Of interrs
The interior erfn etr1assen The exterior In snscnh
cenee; tho csiltng walls, aud tomsntones. ere on,
fnssa Of t,afsicA representing fl'wers, frhit and
tiris Tho tonsh. Of TIN Emprees an'. Shah tel l.
IN t:le centrc of tho ball. lnclo,ed by nArat
ror: IT tho windoaa aud thu Impressive rlcucc ri
the rare Is enhanced by peculiarly 1nn.tc7l rch"
At f'isa, which in thu finest in Europe. THIS echo Il
caused hy tho do,t, Witch. tetn rpirtelS .ioAct
BY tia ceiling Of The hail. forms Risasstic whispering
gallery.
Could tho reader vew tho exquisite engrarinel
Which accompany this word.plc!ure OF tho TLt.
ha would undoubtedly catch the contagion OF II
| nhtIye IDlia.