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Hey guys, today let's take a look at why Taj Mahal is loved so much by everyone. In this video, I am going to show you a series of tricks and illusions used by the architects to make you fall in love with this amazing structure.
The very first time you look at Taj Mahal, it will simply blow your mind. This is because the builders use an optical illusion to trick your mind. When you first enter through the main entrance, you see the Taj Mahal through an arch and everything else is dark around it. This makes your eyes focus fully on Taj Mahal, and the beauty of Taj Mahal completely engulfs you. But the illusion gets even better, if you walk towards the Taj Mahal, it will become smaller and smaller. And if you step back and walk away from the Taj Mahal, it will appear to get bigger and bigger. This is a fascinating illusion, but this is just the beginning.
Let's take a closer look at the Taj Mahal and you begin to see columns which are made of many sides. Let's examine this column - you can see that it has a total of 6 sides with zigzag lines painted all over it. But does it really consist of 6 sides? If you examine this closely you will figure out that these are not 2 sides, but one, this is a flat piece. The entire column consists of just 4 sides, but the lines are painted in such a way that it appears to have more sides. An actual optical illusion, to trick your brain into thinking that the structure is more complex that it actually is. Even if you zoom in completely, and look at it for several minutes, you don't understand this unless you feel the sides, this is not easy to understand.
But look at these lines carefully and you can see something very interesting. These are not painted, they are stones embedded on top of white marble. In fact, there is not even a trace of paint on Taj Mahal, all these designs, these flowers and even the writings all over the walls are made of made of precious and semi-precious stones which are carefully glued on top of white marble.
And these stones have a weird property. They gleam when light shines on it. If you take a flash light, and shine it on these stones, they will glow like light bulbs. I have shown you the secret view into the bathroom of Queen Mumtaj, which uses mirrors instead of stones and the visual effect is amazing. The Taj Mahal employs stones of various colors and this creates a gleaming effect on these designs, during sunlight and even moonlight. This makes visitors wonder why certain paintings are glowing on Taj Mahal which is made completely out of white marble.
But is the Taj Mahal made completely out of white marble? Actually it is not, if you look at the aerial view, it shows that red sandstone has been used on the top. But this is not visible for anyone who is on the ground. The Taj Mahal doesn't look that impressive when you see it from the air, because of the red sandstone which is native to the land, but the architects knew that people who view the taj mahal from the ground level cannot see this. A clever architectural trick, which makes you think that the Taj Mahal is made completely out of white marble.
The white marble structure has some peculiar properties. Like a Chameleon, it changes color according to the time of the day. It looks slightly pinkish in the morning, and takes on a weird transparent shade on foggy days, appears white throughout the day, and looks golden in moon light. This is one of the reasons why Taj Mahal is revisited by many tourists, it gets more than 7 million visitors every year.
Now, let's take a look at the stone inlays here - Here you can see this yellow branch going under the dark green one and coming out on top. These are individual yellow stones placed around the dark green stone. Everything is set at the same level on white marble, nothing goes underneath or over anything. Not just the flowers, leaves and fruits, but even these curvy stems are semi-precious stones, cut and placed, with such precision that you don't see any joints at all. This is the Brilliance behind this artwork to makes it look realistic.
Let me zoom in here, and if you observe carefully, you can see something depressing. There are 2 flowers missing here. These were originally made of diamonds, and were plucked out by British soldiers in 1857. The rest of the stones are semi-precious, this is why they haven't touched them. Even today, people attempt to steal what's left over from Taj Mahal and other such monuments. Here you can see that people have recently taken these red stones out. But there are designs made completely out of white marble, which are also mind boggling.
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MOHAN KRISHNA6 years agoPraveen. Architectural sherlock holmes of our india. 731
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Satya Ramchander4 years agoHe goes on doing his work tirelessly and with greatthinking out of the box. All the. 448
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Amit Chaudhary5 years agoIam from agra and i already knew it' s a hindu shiva temple. There are enough evidence hiding beneath the surface of taz that if gets unlocked can. ...Expand375
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edi5 years agoI found the history and culture of india always fascinating (being a european) the more ive learned, the more i understood why the indians have a grudge. ...Expand669
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Steve L6 years agoI am from north canada. I just want to say to you that i think you are right about a lot of the things you post. The world is a richer place because of your work andof the monuments. 555
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Empyreal Nirvana6 years agoShame on those thieves. They should be cursed by all. 139
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Azazel Goddess5 years agoWow i love this! I love ancient indian history, so much! 159
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PraveenMohan6 years agoThank you for watching. If you like this video, you will also enjoy: 1. Secret Underground at TAJ MAHAL? 2. Secret of Queen Mumtaj's Bathroom - 3. Qutb Minar - A Hindu Temple? .....Expand23
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Robert Vines5 years agoWow, praveen, you showed me many things i didn' t know about the taj mahal. just magnificent! You do such a fantastic job of presenting incredible places, structures, etc. thank you! 73
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Kurt C6 years agoOne thing that i remembered and impressed me was the writing on the walls outside. If you look at the writing as it goes up the sides of the building it. ...Expand23
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Ranjith Ravichandran5 years agoI closed the tab after watching and came back to like and also to comment this clipping is awesome. 30
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Appu Sunil6 years agoWow! Marvellous! I never knew taj mahal had such magnificent features! Thank you sir! 59
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Ivy Daniels4 years agoI love those inlaid glowing flowers. I would love to go there one day. Right on praveen! Thank you. 22
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Natalia Pérez4 years agoThe Taj Mahal is one of the greatest places I've ever visit. I am grateful to God for having been there 2
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MayTheWorldBePeaceful4 years agoHats off to all those hindustani artisans for the amazing work of art. Poor things got their hands cut off after they completed this amazing masterpiece.. ...Expand3
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Q 86 years agoThis is one of the video that i never took my eyes of even for one second, all the while my mind is saying don' t end now imagine this is only video, but the real sculpture is a wonder no doubt. 12
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Angel Mcmurray5 years agoAmazingly detailed work. I hope to one day visit myself. 34
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G Arjun6 years agoYou will get many phd' s bro. Grt videos. 79
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Somnath Saha4 years agoThis type of illusion also seen in coochbehar palace in west bengal. Great work by u. 9
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A J5 years agoI have visited the taj but i want to see it again. 13
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Prahalad Vm5 years agoParveen you should visit banavasi near sirsi north karnataka approx 22km its mind blowing. 7
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Hariharan T V4 years agoThe first thing i noticed when i went to tajmahal is not the monument itself, but the crowd. 2
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Dean Asplund5 years agoPraveen, you are a superb researcher, thank you. Get giorgio to cover india on " ancient aliens" it would be awesome. Or your own series) 6
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EricTV6 years agoI just found your channel, your videos are great. A lot of the ancient archeology on youtube and in the mainstream deal with egypt, sumer, and meso-america,. ...Expand38
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Keith Promma6 years agoI visited taj mahal in jan this year and truly fell in love with it. So wonderful! 36
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Hector traviezo6 years agoMe quede inprecionado con tanto detalle conque razon es una de las mas grandes maravillas del mundo exelente trabajo muchas gracias. 30
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HowlingMoonCinemas6 years agoThis is easily one of my favorite channels. 14
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Waquar6 years ago460 likes and no dislike yet. 1 m is very near praveen. 1
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rdooski6 years agoWow! Being typical american and having almost no knowledge of the taj mahal i had no idea how beautiful and intricate it is. That is a serious masterpiece. How long was it said to of taken to construct? 4
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Vinit Singh6 years agoI saw you yesterday on history tv. Great work praveen bro! 3
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Love it Hate it6 years agoYou made the wonderful structure more wonderful. Such tiny details but such great works. Keep up the great work bro. 37
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Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan4 years agoPraveen please make an informative video on neela madhava temple, kantilo, odisha. there we can observe a continuous flow of holy water from lord. ...Expand3
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ershad mohammad6 years agoReally mind blowing! Such superb skills in those days. Awesome! 6
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Cynthia Ennis3 years agoIts more beautiful than i had believed! Amazing!
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Jagadamba Bariha5 years agoWell done bro. You deserve mylove your videos. 9
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Ark 3326 years agoThank you for your hard work, pointing all this out. I' ll never visit it in person, but it was amazing to see it in such detail in your video! 3
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Nanichi6 years agoWow when the stones are lighted up just wow amazingly beautiful. 3
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MediaSock5 years agoThe torch light at is amazing, when he shines a torch on the flower sculpture it reflects all the different colours of the rainbow. 1
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Shaggy Rumplenutz5 years agoMost interesting video on the taj mahal i have seen. 3
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Saliim Mohammed6 years agoIt was one of the 7 wonders, and its the only monument which held the position in new 7 wondersin 2007. I also had voted for taj in 2007 & feel proud about it. 5
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Cloqn Cloud5 years agoAfter hearing about these unique facts of taj mahal i have started to think how. 2
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jay d4 years agoIv learned so much from you man! Thanks get this guy his own tv show. 3
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Vinod Goswami4 years agoYour expertise, devotion and efforts are making you a brand of your filed. May divine power inspire you continuously.
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Anind Keot6 years agoDeep study. Nice analysis. Keep up the good work. 35
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Ash ez6 years agoOmg you are just an amazing researcher. 2
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rama krishna nuthalapati5 years agoNever saw such deeper interpretation of taj. Good job. 1
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Darshnee Merchant6 years agoYou aretejomahel, of bharat. many thanks. 4
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Tiny Metal Trees6 years agoAmazing craftsmanship and beautiful artwork! Thank you for sharing this! 2
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wake up Friends6 years agoThanks dada for this awesome representation. 2
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Darshnee Merchant6 years agoMany thanks praveen, for your brilliant work. 2
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Duane Potter5 years agoYour so insightful, have bless weekend. 2
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V I N D I C T O T E N T O R I A6 years agoWho ever built taj mahal was gifted by god with gift of ultimate trolling (happy smirk-moji) 1
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Hezychasta Ten6 years agoYou literally take me to this place by storytelling:
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chauncey hulbert3 years agoPeople of india may i ask a question? Is this man a national treasure to you? I love this guy as an american. So i imagine he is a massive celebrity in india.
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DustyRusty816 years agoWow, such a good job reporting on your findings, i always enjoy your videos! 1
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Rahul Pushpan6 years agoExcellent observations sir, you are one of a kind. God bless you! 7
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Sub Rosa6 years agoI really enjoy your videos! I randomly found you when i stumbled across your video of a rosicrucian cave. I really enjoyed the video and ive been impressed w . ...Expand2
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Mind Boggling6 years agoThis is simply amazing. To say the least! Thanks! 3
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TheKuroneka4 years agoI wake up watching praveen at breakfast and go to bed watching praveen. Thank you, brother, for what you are doing!
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Midas Mik6 years agoWhenever i watch his videos, i wish i can go with him to explore things, so that i can become a archeologist too. 3
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ArunRaj Abraham6 years agoThis is unreal. Wow, never knew such details about the taj mahal. Amazing work bro.
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Devashis Karki6 years agoJust in love with your videos and observations. Really appreciate your hard work. Keep it up praveen. 5
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ASWATHI P4 years agoAwesome out of the box review of the taj mahal. 1
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Sir JuJu4 years agoI never knew the wonders of india or cambodia until i found your channel. Thank you! Absolutely amazing.
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Romariosso Ossoiramor6 years agoYou' re really doing such a great job. thanks a million. 2
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whatslifespurpose5 years agoYou forgot to mention the minarets. They are not perfectly vertical they are tilted at an angle to avoid damaging the taj in case of an earthquake! 3
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Twist & Turns Lifestyle4 years agoYou always gives us different from others great.
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Sharon Vaturi6 years agoAmazing as always! i have shared it in many groups: thanks. 4
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Angel Light6 years agoOthers also made videos on tajmahal but this and all ur other videos r so special bcoz u gaveinformation. Great. God bless you brother. 1
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Rajendra Kumar J6 years agoDear praveen bro, u did it again. Marvelous info. Keep it up & keep going. 4
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Maureen Patayan6 years agoThere' s just one thing i can say; mankind is beautiful.
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the_vocal_cords5 years agoYou are just awesome. Thanks for giving such a splendid information about taj mahal. 1
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Mando Galls6 years agoPraveen you are amazing! A genius to see way more deep than our regular way of viewing things around us! And i mean in every video of yours are just superb. Thank you much for sharing your investigations w/ us. Mando. 5
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phantomf416 years agoThe only indian with legit and quality content on youtube. You are brilliant man.
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MODS AND EMULATORS6 years agoThat jewels glowing with the torch is amazing.
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Shashank Gowda6 years agoThe britishers took away a lot of such precious stones and gems not only from ' tajmahalaya) but also numerous other indian monu they didn' t even bothered to look at the beauty of such marvellous creations but just satisfied their greed they even stole the kohinoor diamond belonging to maharaja ranjit singh which is now adoring the royal crown. ...Expand263
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Prasoon4 years agoMyth, science, tech, math, architecture anything we say is difficult praveen mohan: keep em coming, i' m still hungry.
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Karthik Balu6 years agoAlways gets into different angel in presenting historic things. Wonderful video. 1
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Bandai sama6 years agoIt' s just awesome, your videos are getting better and better by the days. 1
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sukiakka6 years agoAmazing details. Nobody else explained or shown such details in other videos abt tajmahal. Thank you! 3
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Horus Thelemite6 years agoJust wow! Thank you so much for sharing this video. Some of us may never be able to visit such a true piece of beauty.
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Nithya pradha6 years agoI dont miss any video. Ur videos are very unique and intresting bro. 3
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Tough Cookie6 years agoI really appreciate your effort. You seem to be an expert. Xox.
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Prashanth Purastu6 years agoYou are the most badass bro. Revealing how badass our ancestors were. i have to visit taj and other places again. But now after watching yourvideos" keep rocking brother:
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gautham s4 years agoAwesome work praveen. You deserve more credit than what you normally get.
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just magnificent! You do such a fantastic job of presenting incredible places, structures, etc.
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praveen mohan: keep em coming, i' m still hungry.
i have to visit taj and other places again. But now after watching yourvideos" keep rocking brother: