Title: Top 15 Taj Mahal Facts and Other Interesting Information
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Facts and Truths about Taj Mahal One of the
Seven Wonders of the World
2Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
in the loving memory of his Beautiful wife Mumtaj
Mahal
3Construction of Taj Mahal started in year 1631
and it took 22 years to build this historical
monument
4The Architecture of Taj Mahal is a Combination of
Persian, Islamic and Indian Architecture Style
5The Construction Cost of this Masterpiece
Monument was around 320 Million Indian Rupees
6Around 20000 people worked day and night for 22
years, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the architect of
Taj Mahal
7Around 1000 Elephants were employed for the
transportation of construction material
830 different variety of semi precious and
precious stone were used make Taj Mahal more
beautiful
9At the Different time of the day Taj Mahal
appears to be in a different color every time
10Some people think that changing colors of Taj
Mahal depicts different moods of a Woman
1199 names of Allah can be found as calligraphic
inscriptions on the sides of the actual tomb of
Mumtaz Mahal
12Passages from Quran have been used as decorative
elements throughout the complex.
13Many 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.
14The English meaning of Taj Mahal is Crown of the
Palace and Shahjahan used to call Mumtaj Mahal
Jewel of the Palace
15In recent times different studies suggest that
Taj Mahal is sinking in Yamuna River
16Every year Taj Mahal attracts around 3-4 million
tourists with a huge number of International
Tourists
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