Taj Mahal Facts

Any person, visiting or planning to visit the Taj Mahal, is interested to know more about the Taj Mahal. There are many queries and questions about the Taj Mahal- who built the Taj, why was it built, when can I visit…in fact, there is no end to such queries. This section on the "Taj Mahal facts" is intended to provide you a quick knowledge about this great monument of love. Read on to get some quick information about Taj Mahal and Agra…

Year of Construction: 1631

Completed In: 1653

Time Taken: 22 years

Built By: Shah Jahan

Dedicated to: Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Bano Begum), the wife of Shah Jahan

Location: Agra (Uttar Pradesh)

Building Type: Islamic tomb

Architecture: Islamic

Cost of Construction: 32 crore rupees

Number of workers: 20,000

Highlights: One of the Seven Wonders of the World

A UNESCO World Heritage site

Timings: 6:00 am to 7:30 pm (Friday closed)

In the following lines, we have mentioned some more Taj Mahal trivia:

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  Before his accession to the throne, Shah Jahan was popularly known as Prince Khurram.


• Shah Jahan fell in love with the beautiful Arjumand Bano Begum and married her, making her his third wife.


• Arjumand Bano Begum christened by Shah Jahan as Mumtaz Mahal, meaning the "chosen one".


• Shah Jahan lost Mumtaz Mahal when she got giving birth to their 14h child.


• It is believed that in her last breath Mumtaz secured a promise from Shah Jahan that he would construct the most beautiful monument in the her memory.


• For the transportation of the construction materials, more than 1,000 elephants were made use of.


• As many as 28 different varieties of semi-precious and precious stones were used to adorn the Taj with exquisite inlay work.