The Taj Mahal is an amazing feat of architecture with no columns or beams somehow it manages to hold up 240 feet of white marble carved and fit to perfection. Without mechanical equipment it must have been a grueling 22 years to build with just hammers and chisels carving each piece of marble maticulously so that the whole structure wouldn't collapse on the emperor's head. The structure was built on 40 acres of land which seemed hardly enough for the emperor.
The way the workers who built the Taj Mahal smoothed out the marble is stunning because each piece was put in flowing water and using just river sand made each piece perfectly smooth. The outer pillars are leaning just three degrees away from the main structure so that if the ground were to shake or move, the pillars would fall away from the Taj rather then crashing into the building and demolishing it.
The Taj Mahal was built to honor the emperor's wife and by no means for living in. According to our guide, the story that the emperor was going to build an exact black replica of the Taj Mahal for himself just across the river is simply a myth. The Taj took 22 years to build using 22,000 workers and 200,000 supporters. Due to the lack of glass and plastic in the 1600s windows were very difficult to make so in the Taj the emperor used the most transparent mica he could find to serve as windows. Covering this massive structure are many flowers and patterns made out of jewels, real jewels that are several millimeters thick and embedded in the marble. Inside you also find lotus flowers that are each made of 64 individual parts.
Unfortunately people are not allowed to take pictures in the Taj Mahal but iI was able to take some pictures from the outside look below.
The way the workers who built the Taj Mahal smoothed out the marble is stunning because each piece was put in flowing water and using just river sand made each piece perfectly smooth. The outer pillars are leaning just three degrees away from the main structure so that if the ground were to shake or move, the pillars would fall away from the Taj rather then crashing into the building and demolishing it.
The Taj Mahal was built to honor the emperor's wife and by no means for living in. According to our guide, the story that the emperor was going to build an exact black replica of the Taj Mahal for himself just across the river is simply a myth. The Taj took 22 years to build using 22,000 workers and 200,000 supporters. Due to the lack of glass and plastic in the 1600s windows were very difficult to make so in the Taj the emperor used the most transparent mica he could find to serve as windows. Covering this massive structure are many flowers and patterns made out of jewels, real jewels that are several millimeters thick and embedded in the marble. Inside you also find lotus flowers that are each made of 64 individual parts.
Unfortunately people are not allowed to take pictures in the Taj Mahal but iI was able to take some pictures from the outside look below.
Can't seem to see this post on the main blog. Test comment: I like the picture through the fence where the lady is peering in from the corner.
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