Taj Mahal
Facts
If you don't
know already, there may be a few questions running through your mind like who
built the Taj, why was it built, when's the best time to visit, the timings,
the fee and a whole lot of stuff that you'd want to know before you pay a visit
to the Taj. Don't worry at all, as this section on "Taj Mahal facts" will provide you with a few fast facts
to up your knowledge along with the basic queries that you want to be answered
as soon as possible. Read on to get some quick information about Taj Mahal and
Agra. And once read, don't waste time. Just pack your bags, book your tickets
and pay a visit to the world's most spectacular monument that epitomizes love
at par.
Fast Facts
Year of
Construction : 1631
Completed In : 1653
Time Taken : 22 years
Built By : Shah Jahan
Dedicated to : Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Bano Begum)
Location : Agra (Uttar Pradesh), India
Building
Type : Islamic tomb
Architecture : Mughal
(Combination of Persian, Islamic and Indian architecture style)
Architect : Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Cost of
Construction : 32 crore rupees
Number of
workers :
20,000
Highlights : One
of the Seven Wonders of the World; A UNESCO World Heritage Site
Timings :
Sunrise to Sunset (Friday closed)
Fee : Rs 750 (Foreign Tourists)
Rs
510 (Citizens of SAARC & BIMSTEC Countries)
Rs 20
(Domestic Indian Tourists)
No
Entry Fee for children below 15 years of age (Domestic or Foreigner)
Before his
accession to the throne, Shah Jahan
was popularly known as Prince Khurram.
Shah Jahan
fell in love with the beautiful Arjumand Bano Begum and married her, making her
his third wife.
Arjumand
Bano Begum was christened by Shah Jahan
as Mumtaz Mahal, meaning the
Shah Jahan
lost Mumtaz Mahal, when she died giving birth to their 14h child.
For the
transportation of the construction materials, more than 1,000 elephants were
employed.
As many as
28 different varieties of semi-precious and precious stones were used to adorn
the Taj with exquisite inlay work.
Depending on
what time of the day it is and whether or not there’s moon at night, Taj Mahal
appears to be of different color every time. Some even believe that this
changing pattern of colors depict different moods of a woman.
Passages
from Quran have been used as
decorative elements throughout the complex.
On the sides
of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, 99 names of Allah can be found as
Calligraphic
inscriptions.
Taj Mahal
was built in stages, with the plinth and the tomb taking up roughly 15 years.
Building of minarets, mosque, jawab, and gateway took additional 5 years to be
completed.
Different
types of marbles used in construction of TajMahal were brought over from many different regions & countries:
Rajasthan, Punjab, China, Tibet, Afghanistan, Srilanka, & Arabia.
Taj Mahal
attracts 2-4 million visitors annually with over 200,000 from overseas.
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