how taj mahal hotel was built?
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Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, founder of the Tata Group, opened the Taj Mahal Palace, a hotel in Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) overlooking the Arabian Sea, on 16 December 1903.
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Ever since its construction, the Taj Mahal has been through a lot but the past few decades, the monument has seen bad days due to industrialisation and pollution in Agra. The Taj Mahal will undergo major restoration with the replacement of the stones around the monument.
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The Qutub Minar is a towering 73 meter high tower built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibak in 1193. The tower was built to celebrate Muslim dominance in Delhi after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu ruler. ... The construction of the tower was later taken over by his successor Iltutmish who constructed three more stories.
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Opening Hours. Daytime: sunrise to sunset every day (06:00 am to 06:30 pm) except Friday. Every Friday the Taj Mahal is closed and only accessible in the afternoon for Muslims to attend prayers.
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To ensure uniform and undiminished water pressure in the fountains, a copper pot was provided under each fountain pipe. ... These pipes entered the Taj Mahal enclosure from underground, with one of them moving towards the mosque to supply the fountains in the tanks on the red sandstone plinth below the marble structure.
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It definitely deserves at least one visit! Personally, I love history. I enjoy visiting monuments and knowing their story! Yes, the Taj Mahal is worth visiting - to take in the architecture; the ambition and effort and time that it took, hundreds of years back, to bring it into existence.
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['Aga Khan Palace. Built in 1892 by Sultan Aga Khan III, this graceful building was intended to be a source of employment for the famine-struck villagers in the surrounding areas. ... ', 'Osho Ashram. ... ', 'Katraj Snake Park. ... ', 'Karla Caves. ... ', 'Sinhagad Fort. ... ', 'Temple Pilots. ... ', 'Tulsi Baug. ... ', 'Della Adventure.']
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The Temple was built by Laxman Dev Rai & Gopal Dev of Faninagvansh Dynasty. The temple complex, highlighted as a "scintillating poetry in stone", is credited to Nagwanshi Kings who practiced tantrism and who ruled in the then Southern Koshal region, which is now the state of Chhattisgarh.
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Two of the terrorists entered the hotel through the front door and started shooting and throwing grenades. They killed at least 31 people in this four-day siege. The terrorists set off bombs under the central dome of the Taj Mahal hotel, setting off a massive fire, which later raged through the top floors of the Taj.
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Khan, in full Fazlur Rahman Khan, (born April 3, 1929, Dacca, India [now Dhaka, Bangladesh]—died March 27, 1982, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia), Bangladeshi American civil engineer known for his innovations in high-rise building construction. He is regarded as the "father of tubular designs" for high-rise buildings.
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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565 – 11 January 1612) was the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golkonda and founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centerpiece, the Charminar and Mecca Masjid.
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The casino, originally known as the Trump Taj Mahal, was inaugurated by its then-owner Donald Trump in 1990, and was built at a total cost of nearly US$1 billion. Original restaurants at the Taj Mahal included Hard Rock Cafe, Sultan's Feast, Dynasty, Il Mulino New York, Moon at Dynasty, and Robert's Steakhouse.
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['Taj Mahal, Agra. ... ', 'Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), Amritsar. ... ', 'Meenakshi Temple, Madurai. ... ', 'Mysore Palace, Mysore. ... ', 'Gateway of India, Mumbai. ... ', 'Red Fort, New Delhi. ... ', 'Hawa Mahal, Jaipur. ... ', 'Qutub Minar, New Delhi.']
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Eating and smoking is strictly prohibited inside Taj Mahal. Arms, ammunitions, fire, smoking items, tobacco products, liquor, eatables (Toffees), head phones, knives, wire, mobile charger, electric goods (except camera), Tripods are also prohibited.
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The historic hotel was originally built as a reproduction of the Pantheon when it opened in 1908 as The Girard Trust Company, and changed hands multiple times, until the turn of the century when the iconic building was converted into a hotel and opened as The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia in 2000.
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The construction of the Qutub Minar was started by Qitub-ud-Din Aibak, but he only constructed the basement. The construction of the tower was later taken over by his successor Iltutmish who constructed three more stories. The last two storeys were completed Firoz Shah Tuglak.
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Purana Qila under Mughals Purana Qila was renovated by Humayun in 1533 and it took around five years to complete. The fort was built inside Din Panah which was a small city in Delhi. ... Shah Jahan wanted to shift his capital from the old fort so he constructed Lal Qila or Red Fort.