The Taj Mahal’s Vital Statistics
and Our Album
Our pictures taken throughout our
visit, starting at just before six in the morning and from the UNESCO World
Heritage List:
Structural Details of Taj
Mahal:
- On a platform 22 feet high and
313 feet square. Each tower is 133 feet tall. Building is 186 feet high and 70
feet wide.
- Corner minarets are 137' tall.
Main structure 186' on a side, dome to 187'.
- The mausoleum is 57 m (190 ft)
square in plan.
- The central inner dome is 24.5 m
(81 ft) high and 17.7 m (58 ft) in diameter, but is surmounted by an outer
shell nearly 61 m (200).
- The Taj stands on a raised,
square platform (186 x 186 feet) with its four corners truncated, forming an
unequal octagon.
- The architectural design uses the
interlocking arabesque
concept, in which each element stands on its own and perfectly integrates with
the main structure. It uses the principles of self-replicating geometry and
symmetry of architectural elements.
- Its central dome is fifty-eight
feet in diameter and rises to a height of 213 feet.
- It is flanked by four subsidiary
domed chambers.
- The four graceful, slender
minarets are 162.5 feet each.
- The entire mausoleum (inside as
well as outside) is decorated with inlaid design of flowers and calligraphy
using precious gems such as agate and jasper.
- The main archways, chiseled with
passages from the Holy Qur’an and the bold scroll work of flowery pattern,
give a captivating charm to its beauty.
- The central domed chamber and four adjoining chambers
include many walls and panels of Islamic decoration.
