In Experiment 3, participants completed an image arrangement task, and multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis was performed on the data to determine the underlying dimensions that drove scene similarity judgements. Naturalness and preference ratings both correlated strongly with MDS Dimension 1. We interpreted this dimension as representing latent perceptions of naturalistic aesthetics and found that it mediated the effects of natural patterns on scene preference. Together, these results suggest that naturalistic visual patterns may play an important role in aesthetic evaluations of architectural scenes.The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by the Mogol emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. Taj Mahal means “The Jewel of the Palace”. The work is the high point of Mughal architecture and is considered among the most beautiful buildings in the world, hence it has been chosen as one of the new seven wonders of the world. The Taj Mahal was built between 16 in the city of Agra, India, on the banks of river Yamuna. It combines elements of Islamic architecture, Persian, Indian and Turkish and it is estimated that 20,000 men worked on its construction. Mumtaz Mahal or “Palace of Light” was a beautiful and intelligent queen, who was also adviser inseparable from her husband.
When he died in the last delivery of its fourteen children, the emperor Shah Jahan fell into deep depression and began immediately the construction of the Taj as a posthumous tribute. According to one legend, Mumtaz Mahal itself would have asked her husband on his deathbed to build a building that symbolized their love.Ĭonstruction materials were brought in from many countries including Arabia, Egypt and Tibet as well as several places in India. A huge home from sandstone opens on a flowery garden of cypress trees and shrubs with marble paths and a pond of lilies where it reflects the magnificent building.ĭespite its large size, the Taj Mahal is so well-proportioned and so finely wrought that it seems that barely touches the ground.Īt the entrance there is a caravanserai for rest of the passengers. On terraces, on one side and the other, are two identical mosques, one is for worship, and the other is a warehouse. The building is octagonal, white marble inlaid with semiprecious stones carved like flowers with quotations from the Koran. The doors of silver originals have been stolen, as well as the jewels that adorned the central part of the camera. The echo of the building is capable of sustaining a musical note for 15 seconds or more.Īn old folk tradition holds that Shah Jehan planned to build an identical mausoleum on the opposite bank of the river Yamuna, replacing the white marble on black.
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