Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, who is generally regarded as the chief architect of the Taj Mahal, is not an Indian, contrary to popular belief. He is actually a Persian from Iran.
After her death, Mumtaj Mahal’s body was buried at two different places before it was finally placed in its final resting place in the basement of the Taj Mahal.
The colour of the Taj varies as per the time of the day and the condition of the sky.
It is widely believed that Shah Jahan wanted to build another Taj Mahal just across the white Taj Mahal in the Mehtab Garden.
The height of the Taj Mahal is indeed more than that of the Qutub Minar.
The Taj Mahal is literally a treasure chest! And the British did not spare the Taj as well.
The four minarets on the four corners of the Taj Mahal are not perfectly perpendicular.
The ceiling of the main hall of the Taj Mahal contains a small hole which is perpendicularly right above Mumtaj Mahal’s tombstone.