Height (main dome)73 m
261Football lengths
3.99Railroad car lengths
112Oboe lengths
Including finial
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Taj Mahal
A mausoleum that puts every love letter ever written to shame/Everyday Places
The Taj Mahal was commissioned in 1632 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their 14th child. It took about 20,000 workers and 22 years to complete. The entire structure is clad in white Makrana marble that changes color throughout the day — pinkish at dawn, white at noon, golden in the evening. It is often cited as the finest example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of eternal love, though it is technically a grave.
Measurements
Platform base area9,290 m²
1 millionPhone screens
5.56Hockey rink areas
1.9 millionBusiness cards
About 96 m × 96 m
Estimated total mass120 million kg
429 millionBags of marshmallows
16.4Eiffel Tower masses
15,000Yachts
Approximately 120,000 tonnes
Dome diameter17.7 m
328Credit card widths
1.16Garden hose lengths
Inner dome; outer dome is slightly larger
Minaret height41.1 m
3.07Badminton courts
5.14Sailboat lengths
Four minarets, one at each corner
Total complex area170,000 m²
37 millionCredit cards
3.4 millionTortillas
3.6 millioniPad screens
Including gardens, gates, and mosque