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Did Shah Jahan plan to build a Black Taj Mahal?

New Delhi: Taj Mahal   was built as the essence of   love and beauty by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. But do you know Shah Jahan would have built

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: June 12, 2014 7:04 IST
did shah jahan plan to build a black taj mahal
did shah jahan plan to build a black taj mahal

New Delhi: Taj Mahal   was built as the essence of   love and beauty by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.


But do you know Shah Jahan would have built another Taj Mahal for himself too if he would have not been imprisoned by Aurangjeb. 

This  Taj Mahal would have been black in colour and would have been situated just opposite  Mumtaz's white Taj Mahal.

It is said that after building the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan decided to build another monument in black marbles that would be exactly be identical to the Taj Mahal.

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