facts about taj mahal?
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- 1. The Taj Mahal was built by a whopping 22,000 laborers, painters, stonecutters, embroidery artists.
- 2. Legend has it that Emperor Shah Jahan intended to build another Taj Mahal in black marble across the river but a war with his sons interrupted these plans.
- 3. The changing moods of the Emperors wife are well captured by the changing hues of the Mausoleum at different times of the day. It takes a pinkish hue in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden at night when illuminated by moonlight.
- 4. It intricate work of art and architectural genius took 17 years to complete.
- 5. The most recognizable feature is the white dome at the peak of the mausoleum. Often called the 'onion dome', it rises to about 35 meters (115 feet) and is surrounded by four other domes.
- 6. Taj Mahal is a famous Indian landmark and tourist magnet, attracting more than a million tourists every year.
- 7. As always, rumor mills are on the overdrive about this mausoleum. It is rumored that the Emperor ordered that all the workers who worked on the mausoleum get their hands chopped of so that no one could make anything like it ever again.
- 8. If it was to be built today, Taj Mahal would cost the Emperor about US$100 to make it as beautiful as it is.
- 9. The materials that were used to build Taj Mahal were transported to the construction site by a whopping 1,000 elephants.
- 10. Many of the precious stones on the mausoleum were ripped off from the walls of the mausoleum by the British army during the Indian rebellion of 1857.
Taj Mahal is indeed a beautiful place. When you visit, make sure you take a picture of yourself and your spouse with the mausoleum as the background...who knows, the love that the emperor had for his wife to dedicate this kind of resources for her remembrance after death might rub off on you.
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ᴼⁿᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ˢⁱᵍⁿⁱᶠⁱᶜᵃⁿᵗ ᴹᵘᵍʰᵃˡ ᴱᵐᵖⁱʳᵉ ᵃʳᶜʰⁱᵗᵉᵗᵘʳᵃˡ ᵐᵃʳᵛᵉˡˢ ˢᵗⁱˡˡ ˢᵗᵃⁿᵈˢ ⁱⁿ ᵃˡˡ ⁱᵗˢ ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠⁱⁿᵉˢˢᵉ ⁱⁿ ᴬᵍʳᵃ, ᵁᵗᵗᵃʳ ᴾʳᵃᵈᵉˢʰ, ᴵⁿᵈⁱᵃ. ᵀʰᵉ ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ⁱˢ ᵃ ʷʰⁱᵗᵉ ᵐᵃʳᵇˡᵉ ᵇᵘⁱˡᵗ ᵇʸ ᴹᵘᵍʰᵃˡ ᵉᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ˢʰᵃʰ ᴶᵃʰᵃⁿ ⁱⁿ ᵐᵉᵐᵒʳʸ ᵒᶠ ʰⁱˢ ᵗʰⁱʳᵈ ʷⁱᶠᵉ, ᴹᵘᵐᵗᵃᶻ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ. ᴵⁿ ᴬʳᵃᵇⁱᶜ, ᵗʰᵉ ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ⁱˢ ᵏⁿᵒʷⁿ ᵃˢ "ᶜʳᵒʷⁿ ᵒᶠ ᵖᵃˡᵃᶜᵉˢ". ᴵᵗ ⁱˢ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ʲᵉʷᵉˡ ᵒᶠ ᴵˢˡᵃᵐⁱᶜ ᵃʳᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ⁿᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱˢ ᵖʳᵉᵈᵒᵐⁱⁿᵃⁿᵗˡʸ ᴴⁱⁿᵈᵘ. ᴬˢ ⁱᶠ ᵗᵒ ˢʰᵒʷ ᶜᵃˢᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉˣᵖᵃⁿˢᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᴹᵘᵍʰᵃˡ ᴱᵐᵖⁱʳᵉ, ⁱᵗ ᶜᵒᵐᵇⁱⁿᵉˢ ᵃʳᶜʰⁱᵗᵉᶜᵗᵘʳᵉˢ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒʳⁿᵉʳˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖⁱʳᵉ ⁱⁿᶜˡᵘᵈⁱⁿᵍ ᴵˢˡᵃᵐⁱᶜ, ᴾᵉʳˢⁱᵃⁿ, ᴼᵗᵗᵒᵐᵃⁿ ᵀᵘʳᵏⁱˢʰ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵⁿᵈⁱᵃⁿ ᵃʳᶜʰⁱᵗᵉᶜᵗᵘʳᵃˡ ˢᵗʸˡᵉˢ. ᴮᵉˡᵒʷ ᵃʳᵉ ˢᵒᵐᵉ ᶠᵃᶜᵗˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵐᵃʸ ᶠⁱⁿᵈ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳᵉˢᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ.
¹. ᵀʰᵉ ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ʷᵃˢ ᵇᵘⁱˡᵗ ᵇʸ ᵃ ʷʰᵒᵖᵖⁱⁿᵍ ²²,⁰⁰⁰ ˡᵃᵇᵒʳᵉʳˢ, ᵖᵃⁱⁿᵗᵉʳˢ, ˢᵗᵒⁿᵉᶜᵘᵗᵗᵉʳˢ, ᵉᵐᵇʳᵒⁱᵈᵉʳʸ ᵃʳᵗⁱˢᵗˢ.
². ᴸᵉᵍᵉⁿᵈ ʰᵃˢ ⁱᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ˢʰᵃʰ ᴶᵃʰᵃⁿ ⁱⁿᵗᵉⁿᵈᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵘⁱˡᵈ ᵃⁿᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ⁱⁿ ᵇˡᵃᶜᵏ ᵐᵃʳᵇˡᵉ ᵃᶜʳᵒˢˢ ᵗʰᵉ ʳⁱᵛᵉʳ ᵇᵘᵗ ᵃ ʷᵃʳ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʰⁱˢ ˢᵒⁿˢ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳʳᵘᵖᵗᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉˢᵉ ᵖˡᵃⁿˢ.
³. ᵀʰᵉ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵒᵒᵈˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳˢ ʷⁱᶠᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ʷᵉˡˡ ᶜᵃᵖᵗᵘʳᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵘᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᴹᵃᵘˢᵒˡᵉᵘᵐ ᵃᵗ ᵈⁱᶠᶠᵉʳᵉⁿᵗ ᵗⁱᵐᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵃʸ. ᴵᵗ ᵗᵃᵏᵉˢ ᵃ ᵖⁱⁿᵏⁱˢʰ ʰᵘᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒʳⁿⁱⁿᵍ, ᵐⁱˡᵏʸ ʷʰⁱᵗᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉᵛᵉⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵍᵒˡᵈᵉⁿ ᵃᵗ ⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ ʷʰᵉⁿ ⁱˡˡᵘᵐⁱⁿᵃᵗᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵐᵒᵒⁿˡⁱᵍʰᵗ.
⁴. ᴵᵗ ⁱⁿᵗʳⁱᶜᵃᵗᵉ ʷᵒʳᵏ ᵒᶠ ᵃʳᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃʳᶜʰⁱᵗᵉᶜᵗᵘʳᵃˡ ᵍᵉⁿⁱᵘˢ ᵗᵒᵒᵏ ¹⁷ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡᵉᵗᵉ.
⁵. ᵀʰᵉ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ʳᵉᶜᵒᵍⁿⁱᶻᵃᵇˡᵉ ᶠᵉᵃᵗᵘʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ʷʰⁱᵗᵉ ᵈᵒᵐᵉ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉᵃᵏ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃᵘˢᵒˡᵉᵘᵐ. ᴼᶠᵗᵉⁿ ᶜᵃˡˡᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ 'ᵒⁿⁱᵒⁿ ᵈᵒᵐᵉ', ⁱᵗ ʳⁱˢᵉˢ ᵗᵒ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ³⁵ ᵐᵉᵗᵉʳˢ (¹¹⁵ ᶠᵉᵉᵗ) ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱˢ ˢᵘʳʳᵒᵘⁿᵈᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᶠᵒᵘʳ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵈᵒᵐᵉˢ.
⁶. ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᶠᵃᵐᵒᵘˢ ᴵⁿᵈⁱᵃⁿ ˡᵃⁿᵈᵐᵃʳᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗᵒᵘʳⁱˢᵗ ᵐᵃᵍⁿᵉᵗ, ᵃᵗᵗʳᵃᶜᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵃ ᵐⁱˡˡⁱᵒⁿ ᵗᵒᵘʳⁱˢᵗˢ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸ ʸᵉᵃʳ.
⁷. ᴬˢ ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ, ʳᵘᵐᵒʳ ᵐⁱˡˡˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒᵛᵉʳᵈʳⁱᵛᵉ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵐᵃᵘˢᵒˡᵉᵘᵐ. ᴵᵗ ⁱˢ ʳᵘᵐᵒʳᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ᵒʳᵈᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒʳᵏᵉʳˢ ʷʰᵒ ʷᵒʳᵏᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃᵘˢᵒˡᵉᵘᵐ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈˢ ᶜʰᵒᵖᵖᵉᵈ ᵒᶠ ˢᵒ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁿᵒ ᵒⁿᵉ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ᵃⁿʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ⁱᵗ ᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ.
⁸. ᴵᶠ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵇᵘⁱˡᵗ ᵗᵒᵈᵃʸ, ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᶜᵒˢᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵁˢ$¹⁰⁰ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ⁱᵗ ᵃˢ ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ ᵃˢ ⁱᵗ ⁱˢ.
⁹. ᵀʰᵉ ᵐᵃᵗᵉʳⁱᵃˡˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵘⁱˡᵈ ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵗʳᵃⁿˢᵖᵒʳᵗᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒⁿˢᵗʳᵘᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ˢⁱᵗᵉ ᵇʸ ᵃ ʷʰᵒᵖᵖⁱⁿᵍ ¹,⁰⁰⁰ ᵉˡᵉᵖʰᵃⁿᵗˢ.
¹⁰. ᴹᵃⁿʸ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖʳᵉᶜⁱᵒᵘˢ ˢᵗᵒⁿᵉˢ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃᵘˢᵒˡᵉᵘᵐ ʷᵉʳᵉ ʳⁱᵖᵖᵉᵈ ᵒᶠᶠ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃˡˡˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃᵘˢᵒˡᵉᵘᵐ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᴮʳⁱᵗⁱˢʰ ᵃʳᵐʸ ᵈᵘʳⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᴵⁿᵈⁱᵃⁿ ʳᵉᵇᵉˡˡⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ¹⁸⁵⁷.
ᵀᵃʲ ᴹᵃʰᵃˡ ⁱˢ ⁱⁿᵈᵉᵉᵈ ᵃ ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉ. ᵂʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ᵛⁱˢⁱᵗ, ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ˢᵘʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵃ ᵖⁱᶜᵗᵘʳᵉ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳˢᵉˡᶠ ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵖᵒᵘˢᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃᵘˢᵒˡᵉᵘᵐ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵃᶜᵏᵍʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ...ʷʰᵒ ᵏⁿᵒʷˢ, ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ʰᵃᵈ ᶠᵒʳ ʰⁱˢ ʷⁱᶠᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵉᵈⁱᶜᵃᵗᵉ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵏⁱⁿᵈ ᵒᶠ ʳᵉˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉˢ ᶠᵒʳ ʰᵉʳ ʳᵉᵐᵉᵐᵇʳᵃⁿᶜᵉ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᵈᵉᵃᵗʰ ᵐⁱᵍʰᵗ ʳᵘᵇ ᵒᶠᶠ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘ.