Taj Mahal has been around for 360 years and draws more than 3 Million visitors annually.
- Located in Agra, 200 KMs from New Delhi, the capital of India, The Taj Mahal was completed in 1653 after 22 years of hard work by more than 20,000 contruction workers, calligraphers, inlayers, sculptors, stone cutters and off course the architects and designers all of whom were accumulated from various parts of Asia depending on the local expertise.
- The Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders Of The World.
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Tourist Attraction :
- The main entrance to the Taj Mahal has 2 striking features. One is the Holy Koran ,inscribed by the calligraphers in the white border .The letters at the top level, 30 feet high, appear to be the same size as at the ground level. Secondly you can count eleven small white domes on top of the gate.
- For each year of construction activity one dome was made.After twenty two years the same number of domes was ready and they were mounted on the tops of the two gates, eleven each. Since the workers did not know how to count and keep track of the years ,this was their simple method of keeping count of the years.
- The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan ,Emperor of India, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1631 and completed in 1653.At that time in 1632, Shah Jahan was the richest and the most powerful person in the world. The 4 minarets surrounding the Taj Mahal are inclined outwards by 2 degrees to prevent damage to the main dome in case they collapse during an earthquake or storm.
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