Tajmahal is one of the seven wonders of the world built with white marbles by mughal emperor shah jahan in the memory of his beloved wife mumtaz mahal. Mumtaz was the second wife of shah jahan, she died while giving birth to their fourteenth child. After her death, shah jahan decided to make a monument in her memory whose construction started in 1632. It is situated near the bank of river Yamuna in Agra city of Uttar Pradesh. The tomb of mumtaz was placed in the tajmahal and after the death of Shah Jahan, his tomb was also placed adjacent to his wife’s tomb.
Tajmahal construction costs around 32 million rupees at that time. It was build by approx 20000 workers. Artists were called from different places. Unique craftsmanship can be seen on this structure. Flowers are carved on marbles, plant motifs, calligraphy of Persian poems, calligraphy of Arabic ayat are detailed on walls and gates, reflective tiles, finial floor tiles are used, detailed jali are constructed. Tajmahal is covered by red sandstone walls in 3 sides and one of the side facing river Yamuna is open.
However there are many confusions regarding the construction of tajmahal that when it is built and by whom, many people and books claims that it is not built by shah Jahan and is not built in 17th century. However they are considered false by the indian government.
About 7-8 million tourists came to see the beauty of tajmahal every year. Tajmahal is considered as a symbol of love.
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