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All You Need to Know About The Taj Mahal

Amruta Deshpande
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Time to unravel the facts of this fascinating wonder of the world. Let us see how well we know The Taj Mahal.
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Did you know?
Taj Mahal is built on the southern bank of river Yamuna in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
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There are four gardens of the Taj Mahal which form a perfect square divided into four by channels, representing the four rivers of Paradise.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Quick Fact
Taj Mahal is considered as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Did you know?
Taj Mahal was built with ivory white marble inlaid with precious and semi precious stones from different places.
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Trivia
The Taj Mahal has 4 symmetrical minarets about 130 feet tall, surrounding the tomb, which are slightly tilted outwards, to protect the Taj in case of collapse.
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Did you know?
The central focus of the Taj Mahal is a white marble tomb topped by a large dome and finial.
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Interesting Fact
The Taj Mahal is believed to be built in fond memory of Mumtaz Mahal, Emperor Shah Jahan's wife.
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Quick Fact
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, a Persion architect in the Mughal Empire, is known to be the chief architect of Taj Mahal.
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Quick Fact
British Viceroy, Lord Curzon commissioned a restoration project of the Taj Mahal in the 19th century.
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The huge monument of Taj Mahal is supposed to be built by the efforts of 22,000 laborers, painters, embroidery artists and stone cutters.
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This was initially named 'Roza-e-Munavvara' meaning "Unique Building". Later, Emperor Shah Jahan named it Taj Mahal after Mumtaz, his wife.
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