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Taj Mahal gives offers you interesting details and trivia
associated with the conception, construction and the
existence of the wondrous Taj Mahal in Agra, India that
was constructed as a tribute to beauty, womanhood, love
and the undying human spirit that lives even after the
body passes away.
Taj Mahal trivia includes pieces of information that
seem to add a splash of romantic mystery to this fantastic
tomb in Agra, India.
- Before Shah Jahan ascended the throne as the
Mughal emperor, he was popularly known as Prince
Khurram.
- Prince Khurram fell in love at the age of
15 with the strikingly good looking Arjumand
Bano Begum and married her five years later
when she was about 21 years old
- Arjumand Bano Begum was the Mughal emperor's
second wife.
- Emperor Shah Jahan christened Arjumand Bano
Begum as “Mumtaz Mahal” that means the “chosen
one.”
- Mumtaz Mahal passed away during childbirth
when she accompanied Shah Jahan on his Burhanpur
military campaign.
- Mumtaz Mahal is believed to have secured a
promise from her devoted lover and husband during
her last breath that he would construct the
most beautiful memorial in the world for her.
- It is believed that Emperor Shah Jahan wished
to construct a mausoleum that would be a replica
of the Taj in black marble. Though the plan
never materialized and the emperor was laid
to rest beside Mumtaz Mahal in the Taj Mahal.
- Taj Mahal seems to be a derivative of Mumtaz
Mahal and thus the rauza of Arjumand Bano Begum
came to be known as the Taj Mahal.
- More than 1000 elephants were made to transport
construction materials while the construction
of the Taj was in progress
- Artisans, architects, stonecutters, masons,
calligraphers, inlay design experts and garden
designers were summoned from different parts
of the world to help construct the Taj Mahal
in Agra, India.
- Approximately 32 million rupees were spent
for the construction of this wonder monument
and about 28 different varieties of semi-precious
and precious stones were used to decorate the
Taj with exquisite inlay work.
- Each and every stone at the entire Taj Mahal
complex is in perfect symmetry. The only asymmetrical
thing in the entire complex is the Emperor Shah
Jahan's resting place that was constructed later
by his son Aurangzeb.
- According to common belief Shah Jahan is known
to have debilitated all the workers and craftsmen
who were involved in the construction of this
massive mausoleum so that they could never build
something like this ever again.
- Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the
World and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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