Top 15 Taj Mahal Facts and Other Interesting Information about Taj Mahal

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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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