The Taj Mahal! A beautiful place in Agra, where many people come every day to visit and take pictures with the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan, or rather, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal with white bricks in memory of his third wife. The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. Every year, tourists from all over the world flock to the Taj Mahal to marvel at its beauty. The Taj Mahal has long been regarded as a symbol of love. Mughal King Shah Jahan built his own Begum Mumtaz. There are many such secrets hidden behind the beauty of this marble building in Agra that few people know.
So, here are Secret Facts About the Taj Mahal-
The Taj Mahal is made of wood that must be moist to keep it strong
The Taj Mahal is made of wood that needs moisture to be strong. If the Yamuna River did not run near the Taj Mahal, the wood would rot.
Let me tell you how this wood absorbs river water.
So, if it were not for the Yamuna River, the Taj Mahal would have collapsed now.
To take revenge on Shah Jahan, workers dug a hole in the roof
Although there are many different stories about the hole in the roof of Mumtaz Mahal’s mausoleum, the fact is that when Shah Jahan announced that all the hands of the workers would be cut off when the Taj Mahal was finished, such a beautiful palace would not be known. anyone.
A hole in the roof of Mumtaz Mahal’s mausoleum was created by the builders/workers of the Taj Mahal. If they could not do so, the worker built a hole in the roof so that they could retaliate against Shah Jahan, and the building could not bear long as a result; the waterfalls were on their way to Mumtaz’s grave when it rained because of the hole.
The Taj Mahal is made up of 27 different stone types
Most people probably know that the Taj Mahal is made of marble, but did they know that it was made of 27 different types of stone found in Tibet, China, Sri Lanka, and parts of India? In addition, the Taj Mahal building materials were brought in from almost every corner of India and Asia.
Opening of ancient tombs in Mumtaz and Shah Jahan
Only three days a year, during the Urs of Shah Jahan, when the ancient tombs of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan were found in the general public.
These graves are once open to the public. Donations were made to these cemeteries, which no longer function. Special guests are also shown the first cemetery.
Everything was built in such a way that it came out of the tomb
The four-foot-tall Taj Mahal, 130 feet [130 m] high, is arranged neatly on the edge of the platform, not as a masterpiece. By the 17th century, large-scale construction was taking its toll. To protect Mumtaz Mahal’s secret, Grand Architect Ustad Lahauri slowly tilted the towers to avoid damaging the remaining part of the Taj Mahal.
The sources of the Taj Mahal all work together
You will be amazed to hear that all the Taj Mahal sources work together, each source has a tank under it that is filled at the same time, and as the pressure increases, all sources operate without the need for any machine either. engines.
Under English rule, the palace garden was transformed
The truly rich gardens of the Taj Mahal, which contained green leaves and 60 beautiful flower beds, influenced the Islamic culture of the day.
This area was built until India became part of the British empire, and its horticulture ideas were propagated in the palace grass.
The green Taj Mahal took over the hidden vegetation under English rule in the late nineteenth century, like that of British gardens. Again, this is the most interesting truth you have ever read.
The Taj Mahal has a hole in the roof of the main hall
No matter how much we would like to see the Taj Mahal as a flawless miracle, it probably is not. The roof of the great Taj hall contains a small hole directly above the tomb of Mumtaj Mahal. It is said that one of the artists left the pit to make a mistake and destroyed Shah Jahan’s dream to make it unfinished after the artist learned of Shah Jahan’s plan to cut all the artwork after completing the construction.
The minarets of the Taj Mahal are not perpendicular
If you have ever visited the Taj Mahal and looked carefully at all the construction you may have noticed that the four minarets in the four corners of the Taj Mahal are not all perpendicular. These mountains were built to slide out to protect the Taj in the event of a natural disaster such as an earthquake. In that case, the minarets will fall out and a large building will be saved.
The interior of the Taj Mahal has magnificent inserts
Visit the Taj Mahal if you have never seen it and see the beauty of the beautiful work done inside. These are made using a variety of rare, precious, and almost precious stones imported from all over India and abroad, such as Sri Lanka and China. The Taj Mahal is truly a treasure trove! And the British did not abandon the Taj. Many gemstones were attacked, and restoration work began in the late 19th century.
The artists who built the Taj Mahal were cut off
One of the most widely believed and well-known stories about the Taj Mahal is how Shah Jahan ordered the cutting off of the hands of artisans after the completion of the Taj Mahal. He is said to have done so to prevent them from erecting a magnificent, huge, and immaculate monument like the Taj Mahal.
The Taj Mahal surpasses the Qutub Minar
Believe it or not, the Taj Mahal is longer than Qutub Minar. Although the search result will show both 73 meters or 240 feet tall, Taj surpasses Qutub by approximately 5 feet literally.
The Taj Mahal would have a black twin
It is widely believed that Shah Jahan wanted to build another Taj Mahal just across the white Taj Mahal from the Mehtab Garden. Another Taj would be a mirror image of this Taj but it would be black. It would be the shausum of Shah Jahan himself.
