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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
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Construction of Taj Mahal started in year 1631 and it took 22 years to
build this historical monument
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The Architecture of Taj Mahal is a Combination of Persian, Islamic and
Indian Architecture Style
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The Construction Cost of this Masterpiece Monument was around
320 Million Indian Rupees
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Around 20000 people worked day and night for 22 years,
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the architect of Taj Mahal
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Around 1000 Elephants were employed for the transportation of
construction material
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30 different variety of semi precious and precious stone were
used make Taj Mahal more beautiful
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At the Different time of the day Taj Mahal appears to be in a
different color every time
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Some people think that changing colors of Taj Mahal depicts different moods of a
Woman
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99 names of Allah can be found as calligraphic inscriptions on the sides of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal
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Passages from Quran have been used as decorative elements throughout
the complex.
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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.
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The English meaning of Taj Mahal is “Crown of the Palace” and
Shahjahan used to call Mumtaj Mahal “Jewel of the Palace”
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In recent times different studies suggest that Taj Mahal is sinking in
Yamuna River
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Every year Taj Mahal attracts around 3-4 million tourists with a
huge number of International Tourists
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