10 Interesting Information About the Taj Mahal

Built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal is one of india's symbols. This mausoleum, which took years to build, has an interesting story. The most tragic is that Shah Cihan was overthrown by his son shortly after the completion of the construction and spent the rest of his life in the prison room overlooking the Taj Mahal... Here's some interesting information about the Taj Mahal.

1. In the construction of the Taj Mahal, 22,000 people worked, from workers to stone masters, artisans who decorated walls, painters.

2. Legend has it that Shah Cihan intends to build a black Taj Mahal in front of the Taj Mahal, but he has little time for his war with his sons.

3. The Taj Mahal was in different colors at different times of the day. This change of the Taj Mahal, which takes pinkish in the morning, white in the middle of the day and the gold color with moonlight in the evenings, represents the 'variability' of women.

4. The Taj Mahal, built for Shah Cihan's third and favorite wife, Mümtaz Mahal, took 17 years to build.

5. Shah Cihan was so upset about his wife's death that within a month, all her hair and beard were white.

6. The appearance of the Taj Mahal is exactly the same in all four ways. This design is very specific, and there is a geometric format that replicates itself.

7. It is spread over 17 hectares with a mosque, guest house and magnificent gardens within the Taj Mahal.

8. The Height of the Taj Mahal is 171 meters high.

9. More than 1,000 elephants were used to transport supplies during the construction of the Taj Mahal.

10. During the uprising in 1857, many gemstones adorned the walls of the Taj Mahal were stolen.