Facts and Truths about Taj Mahal – One of the Seven

Wonders of the World

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Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the loving

memory of his Beautiful wife Mumtaj Mahal

Construction of Taj Mahal started in year 1631 and it took 22 years to

build this historical monument

The Architecture of Taj Mahal is a Combination of Persian, Islamic and

Indian Architecture Style

The Construction Cost of this Masterpiece Monument was around

320 Million Indian Rupees

Around 20000 people worked day and night for 22 years,

Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the architect of Taj Mahal

Around 1000 Elephants were employed for the transportation of

construction material

30 different variety of semi precious and precious stone were

used make Taj Mahal more beautiful

At the Different time of the day Taj Mahal appears to be in a

different color every time

Some people think that changing colors of Taj Mahal depicts different moods of a

Woman

99 names of Allah can be found as calligraphic inscriptions on the sides of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal

Passages from Quran have been used as decorative elements throughout

the complex.

Many types of marbles used in construction of Taj Mahal and they

were brought over from many different states & countries including

China, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Arabia.

The English meaning of Taj Mahal is “Crown of the Palace” and

Shahjahan used to call Mumtaj Mahal “Jewel of the Palace”

In recent times different studies suggest that Taj Mahal is sinking in

Yamuna River

Every year Taj Mahal attracts around 3-4 million tourists with a

huge number of International Tourists

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