4. After you pass through the gate,you step onto a wide stone platform that is adjacent to another garden with pools. Everything is arranged carefully in fours because four is a special number in the Muslim religion. The garden is divided into four sections. There are straight rows of colorful flowers and trees in each of the parts. At the four corners of the Taj Mahal,there are pointed minarets or tall towers. After the gardens,you go down stone steps towards the main building that houses the tomb and graves,of Shah Jahan and wife.
5. After hundreds of years,the Taj Mahal remains a lovely and peaceful environment to visit. AN inscription at entrance gate describes the TajMahal as " a palace of pearls where the pious can live forever. " This beautiful building is truly a jewel for all people.