Wednesday, 24 February 2016

10 interesting facts about the Taj Mahal.

10 interesting facts about the Taj Mahal.




      *   It is estimated to have taken more than 22,000 people to build this impressive         building including labourers, painters, stonecutters, embroidery artists, and many others.

*   Built in memory of the Emperors third and most favourite wife Mumtāz Mahal, the Taj Mahal took 17 years to be completed.

*   It is said that the death so crushed the Emperor that all his hair and beard were said to have grown snow white within just a few months.

*   The four sides of the Taj Mahal are perfectly identical creating an astonishingly mirrored image on each side. It uses the principles of self-replicating geometry and symmetry of architectural elements.

*   The full height of the Taj Mahal is 171 metres (561 feet).

*   Many precious stones were ripped off from its walls by the British during the Indian rebellion of 1857.


You can see here a video with more interesting facts a sites of the Taj Mahal.

1 comment:

  1. This information is very interesting because is the first time that I read something about Taj Mahal.

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