Taj Mahal

Choose the correct option. The minarets slightly oriented towards the outside of the plinth so that in the event of collapse, the material from the towers would tend to fall away from the tomb.

Choose the correct option. The Taj Mahal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Islamic art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".

Choose the correct option. The construction project more than 20,000 workers and artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by Ustad Ahmad Lahori, the emperor's court architect.

Choose the correct option. To build the Taj Mahal, an area of roughly 1.2 hectares , filled with dirt to reduce seepage, and levelled at 50 metres above the riverbank level.

Choose the correct option. The construction of the mausoleum in 1648, but work continued on other phases of the project for another five years.

Choose the correct option. The Taj Mahal in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Choose the correct option. The main chamber the false sarcophagi of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan, while the real ones are in the basement.

Choose the correct option. Since then, the Taj Mahal as one of the best examples of Mughal architecture and a symbol of Indian history.

Choose the correct option. It that more than 20,000 artisans, labourers, painters and others were involved in the construction of the building.

Choose the correct option. The main dome by four smaller domes placed at its corners, which replicate the onion shape of the main dome.