1.A Shiva Temple

P.N.OAK was an Indian writer. He claims it is not an Islamic mausoleum. But a shiva temple known as Tejo Mahalaya. 

shiva temple





2.Precious stone Ripped off

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, many precious stones and a Semi-Precious stone were ripped off from its wall by the Britishers.

Taj mahal

3.Modern wars

During modern wars scaffolding has been used to hide it from the bombers.

war

4.Different colors at Different Time

It takes different colors at different times of the day. from a pinkish in morning, milky white in the evening and golden at night.

taj mhal color

5.Black Taj Mahal

Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had planned to construct another Taj Mahal in black marble. But the war with his son had stopped it.

Black _Taj

6.Construction Materials

Over 1000 elephants were used to transport the construction materials and 22,000 employees were used to build this impressive building.

elephant

7.Mumtaz Death

Mumtaz was the third wife of emperor Shah Jahan and she died while giving birth to Shah Jahan’s 14th child.

8.Construction

During the year 1632-1653 the construction of Taj Mahal took place, around 20 years to complete this impressive building.

9. Estimated Cost


Estimated  construction cost was a sum of Rs.32 million.Now it is estimated to be 52.8 billion in Indian rupees.

estimated cost.

10.Taller than Qutub Minar

The Taj Mahal is 73 m which is a taller than Qutub Minar. Qutub Minar height is 72.5 m.