Taj Mahal's Construction Cost, Height and What's inside?
Here you'll find some unknown interesting facts about Taj Mahal
Deepika Joshi
1) Shah Jahan spent roughly 32 million rupees on the Taj Mahal's construction. Today, that sum would be close to $1 billion.
2) Compared to Qutub Minar, the Taj Mahal is taller (with a difference of five feet).
3) The calligraphy on the Taj Mahal's walls is largely taken from the holy book, the Quran Sharif.
4) Taj Mahal was adorned with around 28 different varieties of precious and semi-precious stones sourced from Tibet, China, Sri Lanka, and various places of India.
5) It is estimated that around 1,000 elephants were used to transport construction materials.
6) Inside the Taj Mahal, a lamp has Lord Curzon's name engraved on it. The exquisite copper lamp, weighing roughly 60 kgs, is placed beneath one of the royal gates.
7) With more than 100 million votes, UNESCO World Heritage recognized the Taj as one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" in 2007.
8) Shah Jahan's other wives and favourite servants are buried in mausoleums outside the Taj Mahal but inside the same complex.
9) The Taj's colour changes according to the amount of light and time. The Taj would appear pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening, and golden in the moonlight.
10) The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build, which is a well-known fact. Although work did not end there, minor modifications continued.