ताज महल

Why the Taj Mahal?

Shah Jahan tribute to Mumtaz Mahal

It was built by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in 1631 in memory of his third but the most favourite wife, in fact a soul-mate Mumtaz Mahal, a Muslim Persian princess. She died while accompanying her husband in Burhanpur in a campaign to crush a rebellion after giving birth to their 13th child

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10 Amazing Facts About This Beautiful Monument

The Taj Mahal is taller than Delhi's Qutub Minar
There are more than 10 replicas of the Taj around the world
The colour of the monument keeps changing throughout the day
The value of the Taj Mahal today is around INR 70 billion
The Taj Mahal is adorned with more than 40 types of precious and semi-precious stones
Over 1000 elephants were used to transfer the construction material from one place to another during that time
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his late wife, whom died during the birth of their 14th child
It took 20 years and 20000 workers
Building materials were brought from different countries
Shah Jahan wanted to build a black coloured Taj Mahal