- The TAJ MAHAL color changes throughout the
day.(YELLOW OF SUNRISE AND DEEP BLUE OF NIGHT)
2 . It took 20 years and 20,000 worker to build. the artisans who helped in the construction of this world wonder hailed from many different countries.(IRAN,SYRIA,TURKEY)
3 . It is a rumor that SHAH JAHAN cut-off the hand of all artisans that TAJ MAHAL to be uncopied.
4 . The name TAJ MAHAL means "crown place" or "place of the crown".
5 . Some stone that come from different places in the world.
(a) WHITE MARVEL-RAJASTHAN(MAKRANA)
(b) JADE and CRYSTAL-CHINA
(c) LAPIS LAZULI-AFGANISTAN
(d) TURQUOISE-TIBET
(e) JASPER-PUNJAB
(f) SAPPHIRE-SRI LANKA
(g) CARNELIAN-ARAB
6 . There are total 28 types of different stones were used to make TAJ MAHAL.
7 . There are over 1,000 elephants were used to import these stones.
Very informative
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