Located in Agra (India), the Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Designed by a powerful ruler named Emperor Shah Jahan, it was to be dedicated to his most beloved wife Queen Mumtaz Mahal. Taking 23 years to complete, it was finished by 1653. It had become such an obsession to finish building the Taj Mahal that the Emperor lost control of his lands and his government. The Taj Mahal, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, has become an international symbol of India. Its highly sculpted reflecting pools and highly detailed embellishments speak to all who visit that the ruler who built this building was very wealthy and very powerful. It was also meant to show how much a husband loved his wife, and has in many ways become a symbol of undying love (and a tragic symbol at that).













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The Taj Mahal was constructed using materials from all over India and Asia. Over 1,000 elephants were used to transport building materials during the construction. Materials like white marble, jade, fine crystals, sapphire, and Lapis lazuli make up its interiors and exteriors. There are 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones inlaid into the white marble that makes up its surfaces. By the time that the 19th century had rolled around the Taj Mahal was in rough shape.
















































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