Description of a place

Value points for writing a factual description of a place:

Para-1

Name (building, monument, park etc.)

Location (in the middle, floor no., in front of, behind etc.)

Dimension( Size, shape, stories, material etc

Para-2

Purpose, use

History( eg. Who built and when)

Importance

Para-3

Summing up/Comparision with the earlier visit

Any other relevant point

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a famous  tourist   attraction  in India that draws millions of visitors every year. It is located in Agra, a city in Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the bank of Yamuna river

 It was  built as the final resting place for Mumtaz Mahal, the third wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The name Taj Mahal means “crown of palaces”. It is made of white marble and took twenty years to be built.

The Taj Mahal has a large white dome that is called an ‘onion dome’ due to its shape. It  is  surrounded by four smaller domes. The Taj Mahal complex includes a large garden, a pool, and mosques. Every tourist from the foreign land thinks that his visit to India is incomplete without visiting the Taj