Top 10 Interesting Facts About Taj Mahal:
1:Taj Mahal was built in the period of 1632-1653. Shah Jahan spent nearly 32 million rupees on the construction of the Taj Mahal.
2:The four pillars or minarets are tilted outwards rather than standing straight. it was constructed in this way to protect the main tomb (gum bad) from being damaged with the falling of minarets on it if any natural calamity like an earthquake happens.
3:The calligraphy done over the walls of the Taj Mahal and the verses inscribed on the tomb of Queen Mumtaz Mahal and Emperor Shah Jahan are primarily taken from the holy book- Quran Sharif.
4:It is very interesting that Agra was not supposed to be the actual site for the Taj Mahal. Earlier, the Taj Mahal was to be built in Burhanpur of Madhya Pradesh where Mumtaz died during childbirth. But the final decision was taken to build the Taj Mahal in Agra.
5:Taj Mahal which is one of the most visited and beautiful monuments in India has over 4-8 million visitors annually to capture the iconic sight of this glorious building.
6:The Taj Mahal also changes its color. It would appear to be pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden in the moonlight.
7:The Taj Mahal is taller than Qutub Minar by 5 feet.
8:It took 22 long years to build the Taj Mahal (1632-53). Although work did not complete completely as small fine-tuning continued even after that.
9:It is said that over 1,000 elephants were used for transporting the construction material and 20,000 laborers were employed to contribute to the massive project of building this Taj Mahal.
10:The UNESCO World Heritage classified the Taj Mahal as one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ in the year 2007.
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