- Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor ShahJahan in the loving memory of his Beautiful wife Mumtaj Mahal
- Construction of Taj Mahal started in year 1631 and it took 22 years to build this historical monument
- The Architecture of Taj Mahal is a Combination of Persian, Islamic and Indian Architecture Style
- The Construction Cost of this MasterpieceMonument was around 320 Million Indian Rupees
- Around 20000 people worked day and night for 22 years, Ustad AhmadLahauri was the architect of Taj Mahal
- Around 1000 Elephants were employed forthe transportation of construction material
- 30 different variety of semi precious andprecious stone were used make Taj Mahal more beautiful
- At the Different time of the day TajMahal appears to be in a different color every time
- Some people think that changing colorsof Taj Mahal depicts different moods of a Woman
- 99 names of Allah can be found ascalligraphic inscriptions on the sides of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal
- Passages from Quran have been used asdecorative elements throughout the complex.
- The English meaning of Taj Mahal is “Crown of the Palace” and Shahjahan used to call Mumtaj Mahal “Jewel of the Palace”
- In recent times different studies suggest that Taj Mahal is sinking in Yamuna River
- Every year Taj Mahal attracts around 3-4 million tourists with a huge number of International Tourists