Taj Mahal was not the name of this building, 99 percent people are still unaware of its truth, do you know?

Taj Mahal, a symbol of love, is one of the 7 wonders of the world. The Taj Mahal is located in Agar, UP. Tourists from all over the world come to see its beauty. Its beauty increases manifold in moonlit night. Shah Jahan had built this beautiful building in the memory of his Begum Mumtaz, but there are some such things and facts about it (Taj Mahal Facts), about which very few people know. Earlier this building called Taj Mahal had some other name, which only few people know.

What was the first name of taj mahal

When Mumtaz was buried in the tomb, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan named this building as ‘Rauza-e-Munavwara’. However, after some time its name was changed and it was made Taj Mahal. This building is made of white marble. 32 million i.e. 3.2 crore rupees was spent in making it. Today this mausoleum is very famous and it is discussed all over the world.

Construction of Tajmal with beautiful stones

According to history, 28 different types of stones have been used to build the Taj Mahal. This is the reason why this mausoleum remains the same even after so many years. More than 20,000 laborers were employed to build the Taj Mahal. The story is also such that when the Taj Mahal was built, then Shah Jahan had cut off the hands of those laborers. There is also a fact that the Taj Mahal is bigger than the Qutub Minar built in Delhi.

Taj Mahal made of wood

At the time of the construction of the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan had placed an urn made of 40 thousand tolas of gold on its summit. Whose length was 30 feet 6 inches. Very few people know that the Taj Mahal stands on wood. These woods are such that it needs moisture to remain strong. The woods get moisture from the Yamuna river on the left side of the Taj Mahal. If this river was not there then this building would have collapsed long ago.