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M.K Srivastava, Phony notorious was sell Taj Mahal village three times only few hundred thousand rupees.

5 little-known secrets about the Taj Mahal


Taj Mahal image often appeared in the promotions of India. This works great plastic horns spacious blue sky. Indian court has banned the construction works around the Taj Mahal can break the landscape here. Travelers are advised to tomb at dawn, to admire the marble works bathed in warm sunshine.

Taj Mahal achieve perfect symmetry degree, except a single point

Upon entering the Mughal garden, you will see magnificent castle reflected on a still lake front. Each of the steering angle are the pinnacles, two red stone architecture (a mosque and a guest house) lies approximately equal a mausoleum.

Go around the Taj Mahal, you will see the wonders of the four sides of exactly the same, with the porch and the Quran is inlaid on the white marble. This perfectly designed to bring beauty and longevity intact for the Taj Mahal. Before the era of machinery and technology, the architects have done almost impossible: bilateral symmetry along the central axis.


Taj Mahal achieve perfect symmetry. Photo: Airpano.

Mughal proportion who considered a symbol of balance and harmony in their empire. Is surprisingly disproportionate single point lies in the tomb of the people who erected this impressive project: the tomb of Queen Mumtaz in the middle of the steering, while the tomb of emperor Shah Jahan break the symmetry. According to legend, the emperor to build a Black Taj mausoleum for himself, but could not finish. Therefore, his tomb in the Taj Mahal is not calculated from the beginning which is added later.

Repeatedly destroyed

Emperor spent 32 million rupees (53 billion rupees equivalent or 877 million dollars at current rates) to complete the Taj Mahal. This work uses many rare materials from the Rajasthan Makrana marble, lapis from Central Asia, and need up to 1,000 elephants to transport the material. However, this makes the Taj Mahal in danger when the Mughal empire collapsed in the 18th century The Jat (a Hindu community in North India, which has a dislike to the Mughal) have looted this place 1764, 2 door silver theft of the palace. When occupied, the British colonialists had unloaded all the hand-woven carpet and gaudy gems. Lords Bentinck, the first Governor General of India, also made the marble mausoleum to sell scrap. Fortunately, the plan has not been carried out.


This wonder has gone through many events. Photo: Mindblowingtrip.

Then, the Taj Mahal became a party to the British. By the beginning of the 19th century, the golden carvings on the roof was replaced with copper. Lords Curzon, the Doge of India (1899-1905), ordered the restoration of the tomb and the surrounding gardens. He also donated to the Taj Mahal a giant ceiling lights.

Taj Mahal is often "beauty"

Today, the biggest threat to the wonders of this comes from the process of industrialization. When economic development, air pollution caused marble surface turns yellow. The Supreme Court has asked the factories and industrial parks in the area around the Taj Mahal 10,400 km2 to switch to natural gas or relocation.

At the same time, this is cleaning wonders Multani Mitti through mud, many Indian women used to exfoliate. Taj Mahal is a mud embankment, for 24 hours, then rinse with warm water, bring color to polished marble.


Taj Mahal is a symbol of eternal love. Photo: Abercrombiekent.

Spreading false rumors

We often heard that Emperor Shah Jahan required hands and blinded the main artisans build the Taj Mahal, so this work is unique. Historians did not find evidence to suggest that this is a real hypothesis, however, that the fact that the workers here often disabled. The cause of this phenomenon was attributed to many years of continuous hard work makes them ill bone, and those who do the work carved stone dust damage the eyes.

Three times was sold

Is the national symbol, a World Heritage by UNESCO since 1983, the Taj Mahal has been sold to the gullible tourists. Srivastava aka M.K Natwarlal, a notorious con hand, has the Taj Mahal sold 3 times with a few hundred thousand rupees. He's posing as government employees with contract looks very authentic. Natwarlal made 100 scam, was arrested several times and escaped. The last time, in the year 86, Natwarlal had escaped from the prison on the way to hospital while in a wheelchair. He disappeared since then.

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