10 interesting facts about the Taj Mahal.
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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.
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Built in memory of the Emperors third and most favourite wife Mumtāz Mahal,
the Taj Mahal took 17 years to be
completed.
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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.
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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.
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The full height of the Taj Mahal is 171 metres (561 feet).
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Many precious stones were ripped off from its walls by the British during
the Indian rebellion of 1857.
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