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| Video Discription | From its origins that are tied to a lost love, to the secrets that may be hidden within the building itself, join us as we reveal to you 13 Surprising Facts about Taj Mahal! ----------------------------------- Subscribe for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/DownTheRabbitHoleG9As1e?sub_confirmation=1? ----------------------------------- 13. Built To Honor A Lost Love Let's start off at the beginning of things, shall we? The Taj Mahal as we know it was built by Shah Jahan, who was the emperor at the time in India. While he was the ruler, you could also say that he was honestly a ladies man. As he had multiple wives that bore him many children. However, his third wife was particularly special to him because it was his first true love. Her name was Arjumand Banu Begum, whose other name (and more famous name) was Mumtaz Mahal You see where this is going, right? Well, these two had a very special relationship, and as such, they had 14 children together. Which was very common for those times. Their marriage lasted 19 years, but sadly, after complications happened with their last child, Mahal died. And this struck Shah very hard. Such much so that he felt compelled to go and make her the grandest tomb possible. One year after she died, the Taj Mahal was begun, and 2 decades later, it was finally finished. So in point of fact, not only is this a massive landmark of India, but it's also a testament to the power of love between a man and a woman. You know, if you want to get all sappy. 12. The Look Of The Grave Take a look at the Taj Mahal from the outside. You look at this and think what? More than likely you note the grand design, the attention to detail, the lavish look, and so on and so forth. And as we just established, the grand nature of it was meant to go and appease the loss of a loved one. So thus, you might think that the grave in which Mahal herself was buried was just as lavish and opulent as everything else, right? Well...no. Quite ironically, the Indian people (specifically the Muslim side of India) have certain beliefs about how a grave should look. In short, it cannot be decorated. The reason for this is that this would be an "expression of vanity" and thus if you were to head to the lower level of the Taj Mahal, you'll find that it looks very basic and drab. This isn't because they ran out of money or time, it's because they were following the law of the land. What also makes this interesting is that this is in direct contrast to say the Egyptian method of burial for certain people and Pharaohs as their tombs are adorned with gold and other items to "carry on" to the afterlife. 11. Asymmetrical Grave Take a look once again at the Taj Mahal, another thing that sticks out about it is the fact that the place is perfectly symmetrical from top to bottom and left to right. It was well and truly designed that way and if you look both inside and out you'll see that same meticulous level of detail in keeping it symmetrical. Except for...you guessed it, the gravesite. But this time it wasn't Mahal who broke the tradition, it was the Shah himself. You see, when the tomb was done, her grave was put in the direct center of the tomb to keep the symmetrical aesthetic. But when the Shah died and was put in there, he was put in "west of center", and thus, the symmetrical look was broken. We'll give them a pass on this one. 10. Protecting The Grave Guess what I'm going to ask you to do now? Yep, look at the Taj Mahal. You see the four towers that are at the four corners of the site? You might think that those are just "set pieces" or something else to really boost the visual look of the grave or the building. But ironically, the man who built the place, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri , knew that these needed to be there, but also knew they needed to erected in a certain way. You see, while many buildings at the time (this was in the 17th century) were marvels of architecture, they tended to have a problem of not being well built weight-wise, and thus, they would collapse upon themselves for various reasons. The architect here knew that this could happen, and that if they collapsed the towers would likely fall onto the building, and thus hurt the grave. To prevent that, the four towers are honestly tilted outward just enough so that should something cause them to collapse, they won't hurt the grave. Call it an insurance policy, one that is still active today! Before we continue on with our look at the Taj Mahal, be sure to like or dislike the video, that way we can continue to improve our content for you the viewer! Also, be sure to subscribe that way you don't miss ANY of our weekly videos! #DownTheRabbiHhole #TajMahal #StatuesAndLandMarks [SGZBPnacrhU] |
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