Question

unknown facts about taj mahal.

Answer 1

shahjahan made taj mahal for mumtaj as a symbol of love.
but mumtaj is his 4th wife out of his 7 wiwes.
shahjahan killed mumtaj's husband to marry mumtaj. mumtaj died when she was giving birth to her 14th child. after mumtaj was died shahjahan married to mumtaj sister.there is nothing like love then why we called taj mahal as a symbol of love
hope you got your answer for the question

Answer 2

unknown facts

1. About 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones were used for adorning the Taj and they were sourced from Tibet, China, Sri Lanka and some parts of India.
2. Shah Jahan spent nearly 32 million rupees on the construction of what we now recognize as the epitome of love. Wondering what would be the value of money at present? Well, today the amount would be close to $ 1 Billion.
3. It is said that over 1,000 elephants were used for transporting the construction material.
4. The calligraphy done over the walls of Taj Mahal are mostly taken from the holy book, Quran.
5. The tomb contains 99 different names of Allah as calligraphic inscriptions.
6. A well-known fact is, it took 22 long years to build the Taj Mahal (from the year 1632-53). Although work did not complete completely as small refinements continued even after that.
7. The foundation of Taj Mahal would have collapsed if it wasn’t on the Yamuna Bank. Yes, Taj’s foundation is made of timber which is not supposed to be long-lasting.
8. after building the taj the arms of workers were cut down as they could not make any other such wonder .
9. The minarets were built tilting outwards to protect the Taj from calamities like earthquakes.
10. A temple was built for the conman Natwarlal, who sold the Taj Mahal repeatedly.
11. . Around 12,000 visitors come to see The Taj every day.