A Few Interesting Facts About The Taj Mahal

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Taj Mahal is the most uniquely recognizable monument globally, and many people visit Agra to take a taj mahal tour by car. The entire complex consists of white stones and a reflecting pool as well.

You can find lush gardens just outside the taj, and they are a unique tourist attraction in their regards. Many of us know that the taj mahal was a love story between the Mughal emperor Shahjahan and empress Mumtaz Mahal.

Shahjahan was the fifth emperor of was a ruler from 1628 to 1658. Under his artistic rule, the empire managed to reach its cultural peak and the golden age of architecture. It is genuinely an exceptional experience to bask in the glory of this incredible magnificence, and the same day taj mahal tour by car is enough to do so.

Five Intriguing Facts About The Taj Mahal

Taj is a creation for love Shahjahan made this incredible monument with a unique name for his loving wife, mumtaz mahal. Mumtaz was Shahjahan's third wife as he had to marry some other women for political reasons.

Mumtaz was also a principal political advisor for Shahjahan, and they were very close to each other. Unfortunately, Mumtaz died at thirty-eight years of age, and the emperor was heartbroken with this loss. To keep her memory alive, he made the taj mahal, and Mumtaz's body was transferred inside this palace once it was complete.

You cannot see the original tombs on the same day Agra tour by car as they are inside the basement as a general rule of the Mughal empire. Just above the graves, there are a pair of fake tombs that looks almost the same. The tourists can see those fake tombs and bask in the glory of the taj.

1. It Took A Lot of Workforces to Create This Magnificence

Since Shahjahan was so close to Mumtaz, he wanted incredible details to show into her tomb as well. About twenty-two thousand labourers gave their efforts to create every little piece in taj to perfection. The levelling and excavating of three acres of land was also an essential aspect of this construction.

There is also a brick scaffolding for the palace, but Shahjahan made his mind about it. He told the locals to take away the bricks and keep them. The white sandstone is so extremely expensive that they took away the scaffolding overnight. You can also find the second foundation of black marble, which was supposed to be a black taj mahal just on the other side of the river.

But Aurangzeb took Shahjahan hostage, and his dream was left incomplete. The black foundation still looks glorious, and if you have a fantastic imagination, you can pretend it to be there on the same day taj mahal tour by car.

 2. It is Pretty Expensive.

Taj took a lot of human resources to come to life, and it consists of some costly materials which come from all over Asia. There was a vast quantity of marble from makrana and twenty-eight varieties of precious and semi-precious gemstones used as a resource during construction. Jade from china, sapphire from Sri Lanka, turquoise from Tibet, and lapis lazuli from Afghanistan are just a few of the expensive stones you can find in the taj mahal walls. The final topping of the taj's dome was made from gold, but now it is bronze as it became too easy to steal, and the security had to hide it. When taj mahal finished construction in 1653, it was known to cost around thirty-two million rupees. That amount converted to seventy billion rupees in 2020.

 3. Taj is Symmetrical

The taj mahal is a flawlessly symmetrical building inside out, except for shahjahan and Mumtaz mahal's tombs. You can call this symmetry a bilaterally symmetrical design that runs along the central axis from the entrance.

Taj Mahal was built under Shahjahan supervision and was an incredible artist for his time. The mausoleum and white marble contrast from two red-sandstone structures: the mosque and guest house. The mausoleum is the only white building in the complex and is an architectural hierarchy.

According to Mughal architectural rules, the whiter a particular building is, the more significant it was. You can note its significance from informative banners on the same day taj mahal tour by car.

 4. Specific Laws in Place to Protect it From Withering. 

Taj Mahal is a UNESCO world heritage site, and that position holds a lot of essential significance in this world. Throughout history, the country and UNESCO have taken several measures to protect this place from environmental damage.

The acid rain from contamination was withering away the white sandstone in this monument's exterior and interior walls. The taj mahal walls were turning yellow because of environmental pollution, so a special taj trapezium zone stands around a four-thousand square mile area.

The coal industries around the ttz were banned to protect this monument from tears. Throughout world war 2, and the india-pakistan wars, the memorial had catalogue scaffolding disguises which hid it from dangerous air attacks. You can notice the difference in the air when riding on a taj mahal tour by car.