This is my second attempt at "craft" preset prompts for this week.
One of the 8 wonders of the world in our country is a wonderful craft named the Taj Mahal. Historians have written a lot about it, if I sit here to write several thousand words can be written. But here I just want to share some important information with you.
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It was started by the Mughal ruler of India Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1632 and its construction was completed in 1648. To this building were added the mosque, guest house and the main entrance to the south, the outer courtyard and its monastery.
In fact, its main architect and architect was Ustad Ahmad Lahori, an architect of the Mughal Empire located in South Asia.
The cost of construction of the Taj Mahal at that time was about 420 million rupees. Thousands of artisans worked in its construction for about 20 years, it is said that white marble was imported from several hundred kilometres away to build this Taj Mahal, which was carried by elephants and horses in large numbers.
Some historians believe that the hands of the labourers who built the Taj Mahal were cut after its construction so that they could not make such crafts again. The Taj Mahal is considered by people all over the world as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India's rich history.
The Taj Mahal attracts over 6 million domestic and foreign visitors a year and in 2007, it was declared the winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
Every year millions of foreigners from abroad come to India just to see the Taj Mahal and understand Indian culture.