What is the story behind the Taj Mahal

God’s name throughout the monument

Most of the manuscripts used on the walls of the Taj Mahal were taken from the Muslim religious text Koran Sharif. In addition to the walls of the Taj Mahal, such verses were engraved on Mumtaz Mahal and the tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan. There are 99 different names of Allah engraved as calligraphy inscriptions at different places of the Taj Mahal.

The seventh wonder of the world

Mix of Islamic, Persian and Indian Cultures

The design of the Taj Mahal is very interesting. The Taj Mahal was built mainly by a combination of Indian, Persian and Islamic sculptures. According to the principles of Persian and Islamic architecture, the Taj Mahal is almost completely symmetrical. Minarets (towers), walls, rooms, and even gardens are built following perfect symmetry. The Taj Mahal is 5 feet higher than the Qutub Minar. In this context, it is worth mentioning that historians claim that the hands of the artisans who built the Taj Mahal were cut off. This is to ensure that such constructions do not happen again in the future. The name of the chief craftsman of the Taj Mahal is Ustad Ahmed Lahri.

When Was The Taj Mahal Built

The materials used to build the Taj Mahal were mainly brought from India and other parts of the entire Asian continent. More than 1,000 elephants were used to transport these construction materials. The marble stones required to build the Taj Mahal were mainly purchased from different countries and different places in India.

Of these, the transparent white marble was purchased from Makrana in Rajasthan. Jets and crystals were purchased from China. The Jumper was purchased from Punjab. Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan. From Arabia to Carnelia. And a marble stone called turquoise was bought from Tibet.

Not only Mumtaz, shah jahan’s other wives and beloved servants were buried in the Taj Mahal. However, they are on the outside of the Taj Mahal. Almost all the places in the Taj Mahal are symmetrical, but the cemetery is not symmetrical. According to Islamic tradition, the grave should never be decorated. Perhaps this is why Shah Jahan and Mumtaz were buried in a flat mausoleum below the inner chamber of the Taj Mahal.

Lord Curzon’s name is engraved on a lamp inside the Taj Mahal. The stone weighs about 60 kg and is placed right in front of the main door of the Taj Mahal. So that visitors can see it by entering the Taj Mahal.

The four pillars or minarets of the Taj Mahal do not stand straight and stand slightly on the outside. The main reason behind such a creation is that no natural disaster like an earthquake can harm it in any way.

The Taj was hidden during the war

Many believe that during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, some British soldiers took precious stones from the walls of the tomb.

The Taj Mahal was covered with bamboo cages by the Archaeological Survey of India during World War II to prevent it from being destroyed. From above, it looked like a pile of bamboo. The Taj was similarly covered during the 1971 war.