6 Strange facts of Taj Mahal that will blow your mind


1.The inside of Taj is fit for blinding any troll with its stupendous trim work





Twenty-eight kinds of uncommon, semi precious and precious stones were utilized for decorate work in the Taj Mahal . They were sourced from Sri Lanka, Tibet, China and obviously a few spots in India. During the British guideline, the landmark was abused a few times as a result of these stones and it was distinctly in the late nineteenth century that reclamation work was dominated.


2.The Taj Mahal is taller than Qutub minar



The Taj Mahal is around five feet taller than Qutub Minar. An examination with different landmarks around the globe can be found beneath.


3.The wellsprings have an uncommon component to guarantee uniform water pressure in the wellsprings



To ensure uniform and undiminished water pressure in the fountains, the fountain pipes were not connected directly with the copper pipes feeding them. Instead a copper pot was provided under each fountain pipe so that the water first fills the pot and then only rises at the same time in the fountains. The pressure in the pots is maintained and so in the fountains.


4.Shah Jehan needed to manufacture another Taj Mahal , a dark Taj Mahal 




Emperor Shah Jehan is widely believed to have desired a mausoleum for himself similar to that of the one he had built in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal . The writings of the European traveller, Tavernier mention that Shah Jehan began to build his own tomb on the other side of the river but could not complete it as he was deposed by his own son Aurangzeb.


 5.Shah Jehan's little girl Jahanara Begum declined a grand entombment like the Taj



Allah is the Living, the Sustaining. Let no one cover my grave except with greenery, For this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor. The mortal simplistic Princess Jahanara, Disciple of the Khwaja Moin-ud-Din Chishti, Daughter of Shah Jahan the Conqueror May Allah illuminate his proof.



6.The foundation of Taj Mahal would have eroded years ago if Yamuna wasn't there



Taj's establishment is made of lumber which should be enduring. T he wood ought to debilitate extra time and disintegrate inferable from decay and ruin, however that didn't occur in light of the fact that the wood is kept solid and wet by the Yamuna waterway.