Interesting facts about the Taj Mahal
Interesting facts about the Taj Mahal
built by a whopping 22,000 laborers, painters, stonecutters, embroidery artist
Emperor Shah Jahan intended to build another Taj Mahal in black marble across the river but a war with his sons interrupted these plans.
It takes a pinkish hue in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden at night
It takes a pinkish hue in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden at night
genius took 17 years to complete
Often called the 'onion dome', it rises to about 35 meter
Material transported to the construction site by a whopping 1,000 elephant
Material transported to the construction site by a whopping 1,000 elephant
hands chopped of so that no one could make anything like it ever again
hands chopped of so that no one could make anything like it ever again