Visit The Mesmerizing Beauty Of Taj Mahal In Moonlight

Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal in Agra and it is declared as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This information is known by majority of people in India, as well as, tourists from various countries who come down to visit Taj Mahal. But there are a lot of things which the people were not aware of and unknown in this regard. Ultimately Taj Mahal was spread over approximately 22 acres of land. The approximate cost for the construction is estimated up to 32 crore rupees (320 million USD) which is considered as a huge amount in those days. The expenses of Taj Mahal Agra consist of 28 different kinds of semi-precious and precious stones, marbles and granites etc. Taj Mahal been constructed in the sense that it changes color depends on the sunlight or moonlight. This color change is to be take place based on the stones and marbles used to construct the Taj Mahal. This phenomenon is the greatest achievement in 17th century. More than this Shah Jahan ordered to in script 99 names of Allah in calligraphic script around the tomb stone of Mumtaz Mahal. The complete work of Taj Mahal has been split into two stages. The construction of flat form and tombstone took almost 15 years to complete and structural work of mosque, jawab, minarets and gateway took remaining years to complete the entire work. The marbles used in the construction of Taj Mahal Agra was brought from various countries like China, Tibet, Afghanistan, Srilanka, Arabia and even from different states of India, says Rajasthan, Punjab etc. Dual pricing system is been followed in the Taj Mahal Agra, which means ticket price for foreigners is much more than Indian citizens. The ticket price for the entry of Taj Mahal Arga is given below. •Foreign Tourists - Rs.750rn•Citizens of SAARC countries – Rs.510rn•Indian citizens – Rs.20rn•Free Entry for children below 15 years of age (both Domestic and Foreigner) Later in the year 2000, litigation was filed on Supreme Court that the Taj Mahal Agra was built by a Hindu king but attributed to Muslims, it is said that the construction, historic structures were looks like it was built by pre-muslim time. Then enquires were made on behalf of Supreme Court in this regard and finally Supreme Court dismissed the litigation and hence it is not proved.