Here are some Interesting facts and little known truths about Taj Mahal, the wonder monument, situated in Agra city of India.

1. Facts and Truths about Taj Mahal
A few things you may not know about Taj Mahal monument.
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2. Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
in the loving memory of his Beautiful wife Mumtaj
Mahal

3. Construction of Taj Mahal started in year 1631 and
it took 22 years to build this historical monument

4. The Architecture of Taj Mahal is a Combination of
Persian, Islamic and Indian Architecture Style

5. The Construction Cost of this Masterpiece Monument
was around 320 Million Indian Rupees

6. Around 20000 people worked day and night for 22 years,
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the architect of Taj Mahal

7. Around 1000 Elephants were employed for the
transportation of construction material

8. 30 different variety of semi precious and
precious stone were used make Taj Mahal more
beautiful

9. At the Different time of the day Taj Mahal
appears to be in a different color every time

10. Some people think that changing colors of Taj
Mahal depicts different moods of a Woman

11. 99 names of Allah can be found as calligraphic inscriptions
on the sides of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal

12. Passages from Quran have been used as decorative
elements throughout the complex.

13. Many types of marbles used in construction of Taj
Mahal and they were brought over from many different
states & countries including China, Afghanistan, Sri
Lanka and Arabia.

14. The English meaning of Taj Mahal is “Crown of the
Palace” and Shahjahan used to call Mumtaj Mahal
“Jewel of the Palace”

15. In recent times different studies suggest that Taj
Mahal is sinking in Yamuna River

16. Every year Taj Mahal attracts around 3-4 million
tourists with a huge number of International Tourists

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