Is this the most beautiful building in the world? - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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Dig into the construction of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had built for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
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It’s 1631. Mumtaz Mahal, beloved wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, is giving birth to their 14th child. A healthy girl is born, but Mumtaz dies soon after. Sobbing uncontrollably, the emperor decides to build a tomb worthy of his queen: a replica of paradise to embody their love and project the power of the Mughal Empire for all time. Stephanie Honchell Smith details the construction of the Taj Mahal.
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@malihakhan3126 Год назад

There is no such thing as 8 enternce gate of jannah instead the arsh of Allah is sorrounded by 8 angels...plz correct this info

@pavanc4664 7 месяцев назад

@TedEd It would be really nice if you could make a video on 'rise and fall of Mauryan Empire' as well as 'life of Ashoka the great'. Thank you

@sahasrakondapalli50 Год назад

Not only is this perfectly animated but the care of the narrator to pronoun words correctly really ties everything together.

@AsadKhan-bl3on Год назад

It’s not how you pronounce them. But I respect their effort

@delorean9257 Год назад

But factually so wrong .

@Jaitelugutalli Год назад

Avunu

@sabrinanoor8662 Год назад

Thats not the correct pronunciation.

@andrewstephen9096 Год назад

I agree with you, but she didn't pronounce Burhanpur correctly

@umap5276 Год назад

It's so sad that it used to be so much more beautiful than it is today. The inlay of jewels, the gold- it was stripped by thieves over time, so we can only imagine how it used to look when it was first built.

@Noone-th7sn Год назад

The thieves were the British.

@punprincess3214 Год назад

that is sad, is there a possibility of replacing the gold and jewels?

@harmonetheanimationaddict4419 Год назад

It still looks amazing now regardless.

@makteko Год назад

Sad indeed. It would be nice if people didn't steal from these majestic tombs. Just to witness the full art of the ancients would be amazing. But I agree, it is still beautiful.

@hrushikeshdesai1717 Год назад

those thieves were british

@kirbymarchbarcena Год назад

Despite not having modern technology today, I am amazed for the ancient architects to be able to create this.

@kuqho Год назад

and the fact that most of them are still standing strong! gosh what materials did they even use?!

@djsngolossy6237 Год назад

It's called marble limestone and pulleys

@ahmody7500 Год назад

It's not ancient.

@hgcccggik Год назад

Bharat , AKA India is full of such and even more beautiful structures made way before Taj , They say 1 life is just not enough to explore it , but if one could understand the thought behind the creation it's clear y and who may have made them .( Ajanta , ellora , and many more)

@algorithm.6805 Год назад

@@hgcccggik This is a Muslim monument, and as such it belongs to Hindustan (the Muslim term for India) and not to Bharat (the Hindu term for India). I've lived outside India and even i know better history about your country than you people.

@poulomi__hari Год назад

The animation using old paintings of Mughals is so clever. Loved it so much.

@blyat5352 Год назад

Quoran

@mayaandmoney8274 Год назад

I am from the city where Mumtaz mahal died, initially the Taj Mahal had to built in burhanpur. But due to logistics and porous nature of soil near the river of tapti, it shifted to Agra

@manavshah8335 Год назад

ooohhh thats a really cool fact, how come you know this??

@mayaandmoney8274 Год назад

@@manavshah8335 because I live there and that is the history of my city.

@manavshah8335 Год назад

@@mayaandmoney8274 no bruh i mean like which text, textbook ya kisme hoga na,

@alishbodar8119 Год назад

@@manavshah8335 the guy live in the city, what more proof do you want

@sudhir2854 Год назад

@@manavshah8335 teri mummy

@vid2422 Год назад

My god the art and animation for this video is just mind blowing! My favorite so far and I say this as a fellow artist. Really adds a great value to the beautiful story

@kaizer8280 Год назад

Was thinking the same, literally so beautiful

@robjulianmaghinang6406 Год назад

I even had goosebumps in the end

@jwentup8704 Год назад

I see that you haven’t watch the legend of the weaver and the cowherd. Check it up dude it’s mindblowing.

@tejumolasimbiat8659 Год назад

@@jwentup8704 That is still my favourite animation on this page

@madeleinelebars5639 Год назад

@@tejumolasimbiat8659 from Jeff Le Bars.

@TheManOfTomorrow Год назад

Can we all appreciate how beautifully made this video is? I mean, just look at the godly skills of the editor/maker of this video.

@Arpit0011 Год назад

@Thomas Cook agreed Btw there's a fly on your pp .🗿

@bo-dg3bh Год назад

@Thomas Cook i think it's just an expression

@bradweiergallery Год назад

Too many take the skills of an editor for granted. This was masterful work!

@TheManOfTomorrow Год назад

@@bo-dg3bh exactly, It was.

@TheManOfTomorrow Год назад

@thomascook7948 well, I wasn't trying to 'force' you or anyone tho. As I used ''can'', not ''we must'' or ''we have to''.

@hope-. Год назад

Thank you for putting a quote of our first Indian and Asia's first Nobel prize winner in literature- our beloved Rabindranath Tagore. PS- The way the words are pronounced is perfection.

@jeannie101 Год назад

This is my first time learning about the history of it. It just goes to show that people would construct monuments and go the distance for those they love. Don't ever lower your standards or settle for anything less than what you deserve.

@zeeshan0987 Год назад

This love came after marriage and bearing 14 children and death.

@ClashwithImb Год назад

@@zeeshan0987 so what ? What if they both wanted it ? if they wanted 200 kids , it was their choice , they weren't poor like you are

@kamroneshkqobilov1040 Год назад

@@zeeshan0987 at that time having 14 children was normal. read history little bit

@REDnBLACKnRED Год назад

Yes, but it came at the cost of the entire empire and directly led to 400 years of decline for India. As an emperor Shah Jahan's first responsibility was to his people. Instead he used public funds to build a monument (for which he raised tax rates on top of depleting the royal treasury). Sure a lot of employment was also created in the process but it wasn't necessarily economically sound. And he lost his throne at the end in large part because of it. And his son proceeded to run the empire into the ground by waging and losing further wars. All this ultimately culminating in a weakened empire over the next century and half, with a very large, economically weak, cash stripped empire, which allowed the British Empire to take over, completely changing India's destiny into utter ruin, a path that it only now is slowly emerging out of. So whatever the sentiment of love may be, and however great the monument may it, it is important to not romanticise it to this extent, but also look at the broader picture of the consequences.

@REDnBLACKnRED Год назад

@top tube I'm specifically talking about Shah Jahan and the ones that came after. Aurangzeb was that last great Mughal ruler, and a big part of the reason for their decline can be traced back to Shah Jahan and the Taj Mahal. I'm not saying anything about the Mughals before that. There were good ones and bad ones, just like there are good and bad rulers anywhere in the world.

@paramkanabar4929 Год назад

The video gave the best explanation of Taj Mahal ever... But it didn't took 12 years 3:44, its 22 years. So please consider this.

@haoushinglee Год назад

For real; a simple google search would've easily confirmed this lol

@00WatName00 Год назад

Most likely had a typo in the script. Hopefully, they fix this

@brandonnguyen6718 Год назад

@@00WatName00 Probably, but I don't think they will, they'll probably just put a pinned comment or something. They'd have to redo the lines and reupload.

@00WatName00 Год назад

@@brandonnguyen6718 Addressing the mistake on a pinned comment would be better than not acknowledging it, I guess :)

@kuqho Год назад

@@brandonnguyen6718 you can now edit youtube videos even after you upload them. so they can do it. we just need to let them know of their mistake

@LordOrion3000 6 месяцев назад

The pics of Taj Mahal are nothing compared to the seeing it IRL. It is absolutely goosebumps when you see it with your own eyes.

@user-lt5no1xt1z 4 месяца назад

Not really I'm an Indian and it's not that big of a deal imo

@olddelhifilms 3 месяца назад

It’s majestic. Always love visiting it.

@bigsid3977 2 месяца назад

Very underrated comment. I was awestruck when I saw it and never wanted to leave the place.

@realsstudios8153 Месяц назад

@@user-lt5no1xt1zu didn't visit Agra then jaali lindian 😂

@SheksgemWhepdo Месяц назад

@@user-lt5no1xt1z becuz u r used to it. A dude from India will be amazed at gothic cathedrals the same way as well

@thetinker9698 Год назад

I always thought why had Teded never made a video on one of the greatest monuments on the planet. Now I have gotten the answer they were waiting for a masterpiece good enough for the Taj. And damn did they got it right.

@paulkanja Год назад

very true, the video is absolutely beautiful

@delorean9257 Год назад

There are actually many anomalies in the generally accepted storyline of Taj fed to the public. The truth is something else entirely.

@sachitvarshney1495 Год назад

Taj is overated go to South India cities like Nellore and see 2500 year old temples so perfectly designed and standing today the encarvings , comparing it with aTaj i would say is an insult to it its that for some reason our media only show Taj Mahal which is a monument of hipocrisy nothing less as that very Shah Jahan married his own daughter after mMumtaz's death

@paulkanja Год назад

@@delorean9257 like how there were supposed to be two?

@delorean9257 Год назад

@@paulkanja carbon dating of wooden door of taj mahal by professor Marvin Mills found it to be centuries older than shajahans period. The Hindu kalash and coconut on the pinnacle of central dome of taj. The mosque of Taj faces east while all mosques in India faces West towards mecca . . No foreign travellers during that period mentions any such grand construction . Why a mausoleum will have a singing room and a water well Many other fallacies are there

@shaheer_04 Год назад

The animation was out of this world man.

@tiffanymarie9750 Год назад

I think it's safe to say the Taj Mahal is one of the most recognizable pieces of architecture to this day, so the Shah definitely succeeded in preserving his and his wife's love for all time.

@reem3266 Год назад

This was so beautiful I want to cry. I think it’s interesting to note that in Islam we believe the dead can hear you speak when you’re near their grave, so Shah designed the Taj Mahal to make sure Mumtaz was able to hear the recitation of Quran, hence the design that enhances echoing.

@outofthebox9699 Год назад

No we don't believe that the dead can hear you when you speak near the grave, these are mere innovations.

@outofthebox9699 Год назад

@richarddawkins4607 5 месяцев назад

tell that to salafism. -exmslm

@able101g 3 месяца назад

@@outofthebox9699 Fanatic wahabi detected.

@hrithikraj4437 Год назад

In the last decade, there was huge industrial growth nearby Taj Mahal, and the huge amount of sulfur and nitric gases are released in the atmosphere by industries. These gases mixed with rain cause acid rain... The white marble is turning to pale yellow due to this. It's called marble cancer

@avivastudios2311 Год назад

why you gotta make me sad...

@Mrityormokshiya Год назад

Industrial growth over Shirk

@classicambo9781 Год назад

I saw it in 2012 and it truly was magnificent but even then, early in the morning as the sun rose you could see the haze of pollution in the sky, altering the clarity and pristine beauty of the Taj Mahal. I could well imagine it against a bright blue sky being even more beautiful.

@-bigChungusVerified Год назад

We want Taj Mahal bulldozed anyways

@avivastudios2311 Год назад

@@-bigChungusVerified Why?

@aditya_it_is Год назад

I'm architect, I visited many wonderful buildings & this is definitely the most beautiful 💯

@sumitmajumderags2251 Год назад

What abou Kailash mandir in Maharashtra? Or Konark Temple in Orissa ? Have u not visited ?

@user-qi7gj3ug4v Год назад

@@sumitmajumderags2251 Those areas are amazing and the Taj Mahal is also an amazing piece of architecture, It is not fair to compare

@sumitmajumderags2251 Год назад

@@user-qi7gj3ug4v then how Taj Mahal can be considered to be the most beautiful?

@vikaspatel-fj4kj Год назад

@@sumitmajumderags2251 bro just shut your religious extremism and appreciate art and appreciate the fact that taj mahal is in india

@neunzehnvierundachtzig 11 месяцев назад

@@vikaspatel-fj4kj im not a political observer, but as a former architect i can say that building a structure carved out og stone is much more difficult than marble. But Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I prefer to see the skills behind it more than the overall aesthetic.

@mortezaehsani8943 Год назад

Taj Mahal is a perfect example of what love is capable of accomplishing.

@brooklyn7853 Год назад

love what love? Idk how many wives they have. But yeah it is love. There are rumors that he married his daughter too? Their religion leader married 6 years old. so he probably learned that too. Calling it love would be shameful to my knowledge. Respect art but not the artist if the artist is crook.

@zgaming8721 Год назад

@@brooklyn7853what are you trying to say?

@Raystruck Год назад

@@brooklyn7853 I think you are following some Andhbhakt yt channels. They are powered by The Anti-Nonhindu BJP government.

@hidum5779 Год назад

married her sister after she died

@shafuimcoming5151 11 месяцев назад

@@brooklyn7853he didn't married his daughter rather married Mamtaj sister.

@manoranjansahoo722 Год назад

I have seen the Taj few years back. It’s probably the most beautiful man made thing you can see. I was fortunate to see the Taj under moon lights for a little while and it’s beyond words to describe.

@-bigChungusVerified Год назад

It was beautiful 🤣 🤣 Go see Lakshmi Narayan mandir or Ajanta Ellora caves it’s 10000 times more beautiful than this topichaap monument 🤣

@randomweirdo9104 Год назад

Taj is overrated.

@-bigChungusVerified Год назад

@Malaya Avg Momdaan d a r k e r than charcoal 🤣

@beinguniverse Год назад

dont hype, Indians have hyped Taj Mahal a lot, overrated go visit temples in south india constructed by Acient hindu rulers, you will know what intelligence and beauty is

@beinguniverse Год назад

died giving birth to 14th baby, full love yaar, iss pyaar ko kya naam dun??

@Gossamer Год назад

I visited Taj Mahal last year. I couldn't control my happiness. It's the most beautiful and magnificent thing that I had ever seen. I had seen pictures of it, but when you see the Taj in real, it's literally like you're in heaven ❤️

@SupaFonzy Год назад

Now I really have to go see it because it sounds otherworldly

@Coolguy-or8ex Год назад

Visit Indian temples Tajmahal is nothing infront of them

@SolitaryReaper666 Год назад

Heavenly smell of urine

@Gossamer Год назад

@@Coolguy-or8ex what's wrong with you. I didn't say it's beautiful than any "temple" or "mosque". Get a life 🥴😏

@grapeshott Год назад

@@Coolguy-or8ex your personal opinions.

@leah5280_ Год назад

This video was so perfectly animated and told such a beautiful tale. It was my first time learning about the origins of the Taj Mahal, so thank you TedEd for introducing people to such amazing stories. I would also love it if TedEd did a linguistics riddles/puzzles series--I absolutely love the existing logic/math riddles, but I think it would be a lot of fun to expand it into words as well! Thank you for producing such amazing content, TedEd.

@aurelian2401 Год назад

Hihi... I'm surprised how no Hindooo has invaded your comment section yet telling you that TAJ Mahal at Akbarabad and Notre dam Cathedral at Paris both are Hindoo temple that were "stolen" by Mughal and French.

@sandrocottusrex7108 Год назад

تاج محل ہندوستان کی شان ہے۔ سبھی تہذیبوں کا میل ہے اور پیار کی نشانی ہے جو ایک شہنشاہ نے اپنی ملکہ سے کیا۔ زندہ باد ہو مغلیہ تہذیب، زندہ باد ہو ہندوستانی تہذیب۔

@ClashwithImb Год назад

I have visited Taj Mahal two times and It's magnificent , can't imagine how beautiful it looked before the Acid rain and British looting it's gems .

@Isoul8 Год назад

British did whaaaaat?

@ClashwithImb Год назад

@@Isoul8 There were Jewels embedded in Taj Mahal which obviously the great British took away to their nation

@PLuMUK54 Год назад

Looting of the jewels began almost as soon as the building was completed. Apparently there is evidence that Shah Jehan's son removed many. The area was also invaded several times, and each group of invaders removed jewels, gold and silver. The British also removed some, but it should also be noted that without the extensive restoration of the Taj by the British, it is possible that it may not have survived. Certainly one governor thought the building in such a bad state, it would be better to recycle the marble.

@ClashwithImb Год назад

@@PLuMUK54 lol all these excuses of british , they always had problem with everything indian , they kept lying the Marble is and was very strong and nowehre throughout the history was it mentioned in such a bad condition except by a single ruling people - The Brits . There were concerns because of it's land but never it's structure which goes to show the bias of the brits and them showing themselves as the saviours of the poor indians and When did Aurangzeb remove the jewels ? any source for that ?

@thebasilee2 Год назад

@@ClashwithImb as a Pakistani I will defend you and say you are correct the British did steal things from India

@ajaysabarish9645 Год назад

what makes taj mahal so beautiful is the perfect bilateral symmetry, its so aesthetic.

@sabarishr381 Год назад

The animation and the Narration was so superb that I was transported to Agra, staring at the Taj mahal glimmering in the moonlight with its divine reflection on the central pool.

@rakhsingh6060_ Год назад

It's great how ted ed spreads the information of every culture at every corner of world

@nickolas.h Год назад

Such a beautiful and sentimental story of how Taj Mahal was created.🥺

@RosalynFranklin Год назад

Sometimes I think true love is just stories on paper, but stories like this one make me believe in love that lasts forever.

@osamaomar8550 3 месяца назад

He got married after this 2 months

@Vipashayana. Год назад

This is just so gorgeous, the script and animation is beyond brilliant. I cried, yes!

@syafsmith5085 7 месяцев назад

Came here for the anandbhakt coping and seething

@realsstudios8153 Месяц назад

@fortheages6989 Год назад

The art and animation are unreal too.

@DannyBPlays Год назад

Can we ever get a Ted video where commenters say something about the content and not always just the animation?

@montaser9985 Год назад

Thank you. I was thinking the same.

@AhsanHabib-tf4ys Год назад

Man, these ted-ed animations are really breathtaking! they never disappoints. Specially this one, every bit of details they put in with historical contexts like Auranzeb's frown on Dara Shikoh is really worth appreciating. Really remarkable animation and narration for an overwhelmingly remarkable monument.

@mukgj3218 Год назад

This is the best ted-ed video ever. The visual, the narrator its all perfect omg

@manubhatt3 Год назад

Let us take a second to admire the efforts taken by this lady to ensure correct pronunciations!

@bhaveshthakare8456 Год назад

Not 12 Yrs , It Took 22 Years To Complete Tajmahal Loved The Animation Though. One of the Best ❤️❤️

@priyv8710 Год назад

For a moment I got lost in this video...felt otherworldly with the soothing animation and the voice of the narrator.. :)

@Marcpapi Год назад

I’m so ready to learn about more non European 14th to 17th century subjects such as this one !

@aniruddhxie2k215 Год назад

Almost all the frames of this video is soo good you could screenshot it and use it as your wallpaper, especially this one 4:55 Ancient India was just too beautiful, paradise on Earth

@manavshah8335 Год назад

"if there is paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here"

@runajain5773 Год назад

I think medival india not ancient

@manavshah8335 Год назад

@@runajain5773 yes tho even the amazing ancient Hindu architecture in bahrath is mind blowing, especially the negative architectural techniques

@Myname-wh5yu Год назад

@@runajain5773 no its early modern

@arcie3716 Год назад

I love how your team made the pictures move. It adds more life to the story.

@TheBeatlesShow Год назад

You forgot to mention one really cool thing. Notice those four towers surrounding the main building? They're actually leaning outward just a pinch. That's not an accident; they were DESIGNED leaning outward. Why? Because if an earthquake were to suddenly strike, those four towers would collapse outward, ensuring that the main building wouldn't be damaged by them!

@ssmithphd Год назад

Didn't forget, just ran out of words! ;)

@lily8122 5 месяцев назад

I think it’s beautiful that the most beautiful piece of architecture in the world is a monument to love

@shubhamnema8281 Год назад

Beautiful all the way, from narration to animation. Absolutely breathtaking.

@calebcruz4763 Год назад

Fun fact: In most Filipino languages like Tagalog, "mahal" means love

@intrepid_solutions09 Год назад

The animation is perfect. Beautiful representation❤

@bradpitt3313 Год назад

I have been carefully watching your videos over the years. I recommend them to everyone, interested or not. They are worthy of praise. Thank you for taking care of our brains ❤️🙂🙂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@soomisayami7549 Год назад

Everything about this video and Taj Mahal is beautifully presented.

@someonesch4361 Год назад

A teardrop on the cheek of eternity🤍

@ajinkyakawale5502 Год назад

This video is a WORK OF ART!

@GlitchedBlox Год назад

The most educative advertisement that actually makes me want to see a building.

@mmcooe Год назад

The animation art style inspired by Taj Mahal is absolutely stunning and a perfect ode to the monument itself!

@noorsultani Год назад

Graphic designers should be treated as an R&D section of TED-Ed.

@ayvie4807 Год назад

the scene at 1:30 showing how taj mahal as embodiment of all those cultures is so thoughtfully created

@tanodano3282 Год назад

I never thought there such brilliant ideas and meanings behind the architecture of Taj mahal

@curiouscreature747 Год назад

the beautify of taj is perfectly reflected in this video

@RakeshDas-ie1ym Год назад

The video &bgm is as beautiful as the Taj ❣️ N.B.: It took 22 years to complete the Divine monument n not 12 as mentioned in the video

@Komorebi007 Год назад

Wow! I'm surprised by her pronounciation 👏 It was so good, clear and right pronunciation, nice to hear it from a english speaker 🤭...👌👍

@vanshikabhatnagar3739 Год назад

this was beautiful!!! thanks TED Ed!

@Ad_Astra2023 Год назад

Taj Mahal has been in my to visit list since forever, I hope I get to see it one day before I die.

@akashsom8357 Год назад

Go and do it. You will never regret it.

@moinuddinkhan593 Год назад

I don't understand why some indian don't feel proud for Taj Mahal just because it was made by Muslims. Shah Jahan was indian & his descendent are indian.

@tiyas5378 Год назад

Because they've been brainwashed by a fundamentalist government. Our country is doomed -- aankh me aasu aa jati hai sochke

@thatguywhoteachthings Год назад

Can we have some poetry again🥺. I missed those episodes.

@periyaristkadavililla Год назад

Possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

@peeenguinne3858 Год назад

I know this is from another country but in Filipino, "Mahal" means love or expensive. This is why when I first learned about Taj Mahal's existence when I was a kid, as a young one, I naively thought that the marvelous building is beloved because it's expensive to build it.

@drax8818 Год назад

Do u even know how his wife died?

@iamgreatalwaysgreat8209 Год назад

Taj means crown Mahal means Palace

@peeenguinne3858 Год назад

@@drax8818 no. I grew up knowing the existence of Taj Mahal, but never really bothered searching for it since I have forgotten about it, nor am I interested in searching for it. Ted Ed posted a video, so I shared my naivety when I was just a little boy regarding this topic.

@grapeshott Год назад

For foreigners who might be confused why some Indians are abusing their own monuments- it's a Hindu-Muslim thing. Communal tensions have arisen due to our corrupt Hindu ' nationalistic' media, who sometimes spread hateful and unhistorical stories

@unknownmaster5078 Год назад

@@grapeshott those corrupt Hindu nationalists only exists because of Islam. Had Islam not committed several war crimes in the Indian subcontinent than those Hindu nationalists would not exist.

@johnvictorino7774 Год назад

Amazing!, please do the Angkor temples next. I hope Ted Ed can shed light to these magnificent ancient structures.

@AllenAdarna Год назад

i hate editing videos yall but whoever edited this deserves a raise or christmas bonus!

@iftekhar77 Год назад

such pure love.. made me tear up

@iriskanawjia207 Год назад

I would love if you could make a video animation about some of the most most beautiful architectural sites -t the south Indian temples made during the reign of Pandavas cholas and the kakatiya representing hindu culture. They are some fascinating temples some cut into stone with with almost perfect symmetry and the direction in which it is built is also taken care(according to cultural customs) I am sure many will love the idea of spreading the devotion our kings had towards their gods.

@ambitiousgoldsmith768 Год назад

Taj Mahal is barely a symbol of love more like a monument for the name of Shahjahan. But no doubt it is a piece of art.

@samstromberg5593 Год назад

My guy without being a time traveler AND mind reader you can't actually know his intent behind building it Although I will not dispute that regardless of his reasoning it is amazing

@thenablade858 5 месяцев назад

It’s both. Shah Jahan did love Mumtaz Mahal greatly, or at least preferred her above other wives. Polygamy was common with Mughal (and Chinese) Emperors. It was after all expected for the Emperor to have many children.

@BestMoviesInLessTime Год назад

Taj mahal indeed has its meaning. The Taj mahal designs in Islamic, Persian and European countries resemble eternal gardens, which are enchanting. The method is like an endless garden. Thank you for this information. By the way, I love your videos.

@-bigChungusVerified Год назад

Bcz it’s an islaamik monument we will bulldoze it very soon ❤❤ No islaam in india

@Unknown-qg9nj Год назад

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@-bigChungusVerified Год назад

@@Unknown-qg9nj I am kattar not liberal

@user-rx7lc1od7w Год назад

not persian but turkic central asians

@user-uj2tk2tv3z Год назад

@@user-rx7lc1od7w no, shah Jahan was indian

@varunprakash6207 Год назад

The Taj Mahal wonders of The world The construction of mausoleum with his wife mutamz memories The sculpture craftsman works It took 22 years Shahjahan created wonder architecture in Bank of the River Yamuna The Architecture with Persian style White marble rocks with floral designs in the sides gardens The Beautiful Taj Mahal in the River Bank of Yamuna The Story with wonderful animation 👌 by TED-Ed voice narration 👌 semma super

@zsaruar Год назад

Absolute precedent of eternal love. 💞

@byblispersephone2.094 Год назад

What about Shah Jahan's other dozen wives and his tawaifs? Sad, they got ignored.

@dynamitebsb4520 Год назад

@@byblispersephone2.094 what about the sister of Noor. Her husband was killed and Shah Jahan forcefully married her

@aatrelkizuki2704 Год назад

@@dynamitebsb4520 there is no practical evidence of that. Shah jahan never married after Mumtaaz died, it is said he locked himself for 2 weeks and cried so much that 1/3rd of the hair on his face and beard went white. He was too depressed to re marry after her death. Please get your facts straight and stop studying history from WhatsApp university. I suggest it’s better for you to keep your interest in bts.

@-bigChungusVerified Год назад

Eternal andhnamazi love of 56 Rasool and 6 yr old Aisha 🤣 🤣

@thanos.ni0 Год назад

@@aatrelkizuki2704 😂😂😂 WTF, any proofs available whatever you said??

@12440jayjay Год назад

.....The Taj Mahal: A monument to eternal love! Interesting!! Eternal love for Mumtazmahal, the queen who was married to Shahjahan for some 18years and had 14 children. She also died due to difficult pregnancy. And yes, Shah married her sister 3months after her death. He had at least seven wives, Mumtaz was the fourth. Long last the eternal love!

@innitbruv-lascocomics9910 Год назад

She was probably his favorite wife if he wanted to build a monument like that for her.

@bbblackship309 Год назад

Ouch

@babyyoda1988 Год назад

Destroyed in seconds 🔥

@ashishkalam9337 Год назад

Royal marriages are political marriages, need I say more?

@amitdabas229 Год назад

@@ashishkalam9337 Islam allows only 4 wives.

@andreapineda9967 8 месяцев назад

I needed to know about its history for a presentation for this coming Saturday and I found this video! I loved it! You have made my life easier haha

@sfsinfinity5862 Месяц назад

Ted ed vids like this used to be 20% of my childhood fr fr

@maryati6088 Год назад

This video is one of my top Ted's list!

@UnknownUser-qf2xz Год назад

I have visited the taj mahal and its really paradise on land

@supersoldier64 Год назад

It’s sad that we will probably never build something like the Taj Mahal ever again

@khushbooprasad6519 Год назад

The inlay work of stones is precious to observe. The craftsmanship of all the people involved in the making of the Taj is not to be taken lightly. Also, there are literally about twenty facts, or features of the Taj, that you should know which makes the construction of Taj an even greater achievement. I don't think it's only about aesthetics or beauty of the monument that make it so important. The history, the craftsmanship all make it so important.

@vishantkr Год назад

Most famous building is kinda like just a house next door , it's visible from my terrace.

@lisnamoljoseph4681 Год назад

😂

@pandurangchavan801 Год назад

Mind blowing ...❣️💚

@xanithkl Год назад

When i traveled there, awed at my first sight. just that the place is too crowded to enjoy. Hope will come again one day to enjoy it longer.

@sarthakjain5929 Год назад

you need to visit in early morning

@xanithkl Год назад

@@sarthakjain5929 that is true, i should do that in my next visit

@krutibhavsar9534 Год назад

Ahhh, the animation!❤️✨

@anandrishabh2672 Год назад

As I am Indian this is a word from India ''Thank you'' by india 🇮🇳 Love from india 🇮🇳 ❤

@chandrubiradar9197 Год назад

Shah jahan- married the daughter of mumtaj in the later years, she was his 9th wife.

@curiouscreature747 Год назад

damn ! really?

@sarthakjain5929 Год назад

@@curiouscreature747 fake mp

@bengrgnc Год назад

This is so beautifully presented

@hussainashraf5179 Год назад

did you know islamic empire ruled india for 800yrs

@arupdeb45 Год назад

"Beloved" wife giving birth to his "14th" child!

@saeedsaleem3502 Год назад

TOP G

@magma9000 Год назад

Look whose talking you can't even give one child to your wife and if you have one IAM sorry buddy that isn't yours child🤣🤣🤣

@grapeshott Год назад

Im sure our grandparents had 5 children at least, despite having contraceptives available.

@sarthakjain5929 Год назад

my nanaji had 9 kids and that's just two generations before, what's so surprising?

@nareshkumar3526 Год назад

🤣🤣🤣

@paigewhitfield3624 Год назад

Their marriage Shah Jahan and Mumtaz was reported to be a loving marriage. They were best friends and each other's closest confidant. He treated her like Jacob treated Rachel i.e. he had more love for her than all his other wives.

@insertname8506 Год назад

@@so62539 I mean it was both of their decision and they were rich enough to provide for them. And Shah Jahan had no idea of knowing she'd die while giving birth to their child.

@Daniwana27 Год назад

I thought shah jahan had only one wife

@paigewhitfield3624 Год назад

@@Daniwana27 No, I think he had 3.

@insertname8506 Год назад

@@so62539 c’mon back then it was completely normal to have a trail of 30 kids and 9/10 time women did not die while giving birth. My nani used to tell me that when her mom was a kid, that when a Muslim person who did not have at least 4 kids lived a life of shame and disapproval from their elders.

@taktsing4969 Год назад

I visited Taj Mahal 20 years ago and I found that it is magnificant.

@-bigChungusVerified Год назад

Elora and Ajanta temple of india is 100 times more magnificent than Taj Mahal

@ClashwithImb Год назад

@@-bigChungusVerified what's your problem kid ? just spamming bs

@chutenderchodi7369 Год назад

@@-bigChungusVerified .... To you may be, but for the rest of the world Taj is incomparable

@-bigChungusVerified 6 месяцев назад

@@ClatStudy-fh6ut Taj Mahal is the worst thing to ever see you guys.. it’s islaamik and also it represents slavery imposed on sanatani Hindus by Shah Jahan

@sayedafatima377 Год назад

Beautiful and easy video making style... I should say perfect

@barbiquearea Год назад

There is a popular rumor that Shah Jahan ordered for all the builders who worked on the Taj Mahal to have their eyes plucked out and their hands severed so that they could never gaze upon anything so beautiful as the Taj Mahal again, or build anything to rival its grandeur. Established fact proves he had done no such thing as among the many skilled laborers he employed to build his grand mausoleum were architects and craftsmen that came from Turkey, and Jahan wasn't willing to upset relations with the Ottoman Empire. Plus as stated in this video, some of the men he contracted to work on the Taj he kept for maintenance and repairs.

@alin8921 Год назад

the animation is top tier

@lahmerali7652 Год назад

so fantastic ♥️

@adheeshreesharma9767 Год назад

You forgot the part where Shah Jahan ordered the hands of all the workers to be cut so that no one could employ them to make a monument as great as the Taj.

@sarthakjain5929 Год назад

not a historical fact, just part of an exaggerated lore

@aamir-khan Год назад

It is a myth..that is already busted.

@sbtig9637 Год назад

People so busy commenting about how good the animation is...expecting a heart from ted...lol. Also it took 22 years to build the Taj Mahal.

@harashisharora1521 11 месяцев назад

You're forgetting how he had the artisans thumbs cut off so they couldn't replicate the Taj Mahal

@xijinping937 10 месяцев назад

WhatsApp myths

@thenablade858 5 месяцев назад

That would be pretty ridiculous, seeing as he would need those artisans for other projects. And anyone that saw the monument could try and replicate it.

@dailycarolina. Год назад

0:22 What a dramatic jump 😅. As always, gorgeous illustrations !

@adamstephenson7518 2 месяца назад

The is hands down best taj mahul video of all time.. loved animation

@peehujain8850 Год назад

this is the most beautiful animation i have ever seen

@Pratikmayekar4 Год назад

Carefully skimmed over the most important point that the skilled artisans and workers had their limbs cut off by Shah Jahan so that they could never replicate a work of art as beautiful as Taj Mahal.

@chinmaydesai863 Год назад

It's actually just a myth

@thenablade858 5 месяцев назад

It’s nonsense. It would make no sense for Shah to do that: Those artisans were valuable for other projects. It’s not like the Mughals built one monument and then called it a day.