You thrilled after reading about secrets of Tajmahal
Taj Mahal, the symbol of
love, is indeed the most exquisite and magnificent architectural phenomenon in
the world.
For those who have not
visited the dome of love, are surely missing on something. It was constructed
by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaaz. Counted as one of
the wonders in the world, Taj Mahal remains an enigma for all.
Though you might be well
versed with its history, there are a certain facts which you might not be
familiar with. We bring to you ten unknown yet interesting facts about the Taj
Mahal.
v The Taj
Mahal appears pink in the morning, white in the day and changes its colour to
golden in the moon light.
v The
pillars surrounding Taj Mahal are slightly tilted outwards so that in the event
of an earthquake they will fall away from the tomb.
v An
identical Taj Mahal was supposed to be built in black marble instead of white.
The base of it can still be seen across the river.
v Over
1,000 elephants were used to transport building materials during the
construction of the Taj Mahal.
v 28 types of
precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble that was
used to construct this magnificent work of architecture.
v The Taj
Mahal is perfectly symmetrical in every way, except for one thing--the two
tombs inside are not equal in size. This is because the male tomb had to be
larger than the female tomb.
v The Taj
Mahal cost about Rs. 32 million, which in today's money would
probably exceed $1 billion!
v It took
22 years and 22,000 people to build this structure.
v Emperor
Shah Jahan ordered that every worker's hands be chopped off immediately after
construction, so that no one could ever recreate the Taj Mahal.
v Despite
being the creation of a Moghul king, the architecture of Taj Mahal was globally
inspired. It's a fusion of Persian, Central Asian and Islamic
architecture.
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