Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

                Taj mahal is the one of the 7 wonders of the world created by great Mughal empire Shah jahan. Completed in the year of 1643 and took ten year extra for additional work so it is believed that Taj Mahal build at 1653, the cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees , which is in 2015 would be valued at  around 52.8 billion rupees, construction project employed around 20000 workers,Ustad ahmad Lahaur was a great artist of creating Taj mahal.The material used were from many places of India and Asia it is bought from Rajasthan, panjab, Makrana and coastal China.And it is belived that 1000 elephants are uesd to transport the material.

 Shah Jahan:

Shah jahan

Shah Jahan and Mumtaz

 Stone used:

Translucent white marble