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It was designed to have lines of symmetry, however Shahs Jahn, the ruler who had the tomb built for his wife was put in the building as well, which caused the symmetry to be affected. He had planned to build an identical tomb in black on the opposite side of the river for himself, but his sons deemed it to be a waste of money. They declared him to be insane and he was removed from power.
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Does the Taj Mahal serve any purpose?
Was a burial tomb for an Indian King/Queen
Whom is taj mahal dedicated to?
Taj Mahal is a pre-Islamic fort. The construction and architecture reveals that. What is now Taj Mahal was a part of a huge building. Mongols when they overrun India were uncivilized nomadic barbarians never seen any buildings but used to live in tents ( they still do, go to Uzbeckistan and see). They could never built Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal was a temple of Shiva. Mongol emperor Shahjehan took it back from Jagat Singh and reconstructed as a Mosque, but with a wrong direction (facing East rather than West). Shah Jehan had no wife named Mumtaj Mahal or Taj Mahal. The name of the quuen who was buried next to him was named Arjumand Zamani.
Why are the pools around the Taj Mahal important?
The pools around the Taj Mahal are basically reflection pools. If you see a picture of the Taj Mahal you can see the reflection of the building in the pools. Like most reflection pools the water is shallow and the water is not effected by fountain jets so that the reflection is kept still from any waves.
Special features about Taj Mahal?
the taj mahal used 1000 elephants to transport marble from one area to another during the process of construction the taj mahal took 22 years for construction the taj mahal cost 32 million rupees to build for shah jahan 20000 employees worked to construct the taj mahal
Where did shah jahan build taj mahal?
Taj Mahal is a pre-Islamic fort. The construction and architecture reveals that. What is now Taj Mahal was a part of a huge building. Mongols when they overrun India were uncivilized nomadic barbarians never seen any buildings but used to live in tents ( they still do, go to Uzbeckistan and see). They could never built Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal was a temple of Shiva. Mongol emperor Shahjehan took it back from Jagat Singh and reconstructed as a Mosque, but with a wrong direction (facing East rather than West). Shah Jehan had no wife named Mumtaj Mahal or Taj Mahal. The name of the quuen who was buried next to him was named Arjumand Zamani.
Does taj mahal have any line of symmetry?
yes.
Is the Taj Mahal by any other interesting places?
No
Are there any man made landmarks in India?
Taj Mahal
Is there any organizations that help the Taj Mahal?
one is UNESCO
What religion is the taj mahal associated with?
it isn't associated with any religion....
How many lines of symmetry does a decagon?
A decagon need not have any lines of symmetry. It can also have 1 or 10 lines of symmetry.
Which emperor built the Taj Mahal for his tomb?
it wasn't built for any emperor. infact emperor shsh jahan built it for her queen mumtaz mahal.
Was any black Taj Mahal built?
After erection of Taj Mahal, it is believed that, ShahJahan wanted to build another Taj Mahal, across the other side of river Yamuna, with black marble. According to his proposal, a bridge was to be constructed and joining two, the white Taj Mahal Mumtaz's Tomb and black Taj mahal Shahjahan's Tomb. Shah Jahan began to build his own tomb on the other side of the river but the war with his sons interrupted his plan and Aurangzeb who reigns at present is not disposed to complete it.
Why is named taj mahal?
Shah Jehan had no queen named Taj Mahal; it is impossible. Taj means crown; Mahal means building. Is it possible for any woman to have a strange name Crown Building. Mahal is Sanskrit. The court language during Shah Jehan was Persian, where a building is called Manzil, not Mahal.Shah Jehan's favourite queen's name was Arjumand Zamani not Taj Mahal.Read more: About_Taj_mahal
Does any rectangle have 3 lines of symmetry?
A rectangle has 2 lines of symmetry whereas a square has 4 lines of symmetry
Are there any lines of symmetry in a circle?
Yes, there are infinite lines of symmetry in a circle.
Does the Taj Mahal serve any purpose?
Was a burial tomb for an Indian King/Queen
