Today we are looking into another one of the 7 wonders of the world as part of my 7 wonders of the world blogging series. This blog we will be diving into the history of the Taj Mahal. Captain tsubasa nes rom english. The Taj mahal stands to this day in India at 58 metres covering an area of 42 acres, which is massive. There are many myths, stories and legends surrounding it that date back throughout history. We will be seeing which actually have substance to them and which are just old wives tales.

It was finished in 1643 and built as a tribute to Mumtaz Mahal. She was the favourite wife of Shah Jahan, the emperor at the time of construction. The phrase favourite wife seems very strange inferring that he had many wives like you would pick a favourite pair of shoes… But I guess it was nice that he built her a very grand palace to remember her. He actually had nine wives which is a bit crazy even topping Henry the 8th. Maybe he just liked getting married and the party that goes with it.

When Shah Jahan started construction he spared no expense, this meant that it was quite a pricey project costing around 50 billion rupees which is equivalent to £524,000,000. Even though this was probably spread out over the 11 years it took to build that is still astounding.

Shah Jahan had a vision of the most beautiful construction in the world to commemorate his most loved wife. In order to do this the design was pivotal and he took inspiration from many perian buildings and you can definitley see the resemblence and parts he took from each of these buildings during his design.

This is the tomb of Emperor Humayun. It is in Delhi, India and like the Taj Mahal stands in front of a body of water!

This is the resting place for 5 people. Amir Timur, his two sons and two grandsons. He was the founder of the Persian emperor of Timurid. The shape is somewhat similar to the Taj Mahal.

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Also known as the baby Taj, built between 1622 and 1628 it was constructed a lot quicker than the Taj Mahal. The patterns on the outside are very similar to the Taj Mahal though!

In my opinion this looks the most similar to the Taj Mahal. If you take away two dombs and make it out of white marble you basically have the Taj Mahal! Maybe that’s because it was also built by Shah Jahan!

The world heritage site is certainly striking and very beautiful inside and out! But it is really the outside that stands out more than anything else. When you walk into the gardens and see the Persian palace at the end of the water it will leave you speechless.

The exterior was made with immaculate attention to detail and is one of the best examples of Mughal architecture known to man. It was made with a combination of stucco, stone, paint, inlays and carvings. This is why the palace has so many different textures and patterns all over. Which makes it appealing to the eye.

There is a legend circulating around the Taj Mahal that a Black version was to be built the other side of the lake for Shan Jahan when he died however this is thought to be just a myth.

It is something that would have looked incredible and had real symbolism and meaning to it with a story behind it. As I feel sometimes the story behind the Taj Mahal is lost. I never knew the story behind it before writing this blog. But I did know the myth about the black Taj Mahal. How crazy is that.

It is not known where this myth came from, maybe Shah Jahan did think of the idea before he passed away. But there was no way that he could have ever achieved it. It would have cost even more than the white Taj Mahal which cost 50 billion rupees because black marble is more expensive than white marble.

It would also not have been possible to complete it in his lifetime. He was far too old after building the Taj Mahal for another identical building to be built. Even if he started it, he knew it wouldn’t be finished by the next heir to his throne. His son Aurangzeb, weren’t on good terms at all. So it is mostly likely that he would have halted all building work as soon as he came to power!

Thanks for reading my blog about the history of the Taj Mahal guys! It was really fun to write and I hope I get to travel to this beautiful place one day!