A New Taj Mahal Being Built in the 21st Century
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| Ahsanullah Moni’s full-scale replica of the Taj Mahal. Photograph: Munir uz Zaman/AFP/Getty |
What can you do if you are a film maker and you have $58 million (£39 million; Tk 4 billion) and 4 acres of land? How about making an exact replica of the 17th century Mughal monument, the Taj Mahal.
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Ahsanullah Moni, a Bangladeshi film maker had the Taj Mahal replica constructed in Sonargaon, a small town located an hour away from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
For those who don’t know the history behind the Taj Mahal, it’s a beautiful monument built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The emperor built it as a tomb to represent the beauty of his late wife Mumtaz Mahal.
The Taj Mahal, built by Emperor Shah Jahan, took about two decades and 20,000 men to build the one in Agra, India. The one in Sonargoan, Bangladesh took about 5 years and very less men thanks to modern technology. Ahsanullah Moni imported granite and marble from Italy and diamonds from Belgium for the decorations.
Moni said:
“I am doing this only for the poor. They cannot travel. They cannot see this historical wonder. I also hope the landmark construction can attract more tourists from home and abroad.”
Monir also hopes that the Taj Mahal replica would attract foreign visitors. The Bangladeshi director also plans to use the newly built Taj for his giant movie set.
Source: Guardian, BBC
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what is the world is this guy crazy?
58 milllion dollars? why not build something modern and enjoyable or give the money to the millions of poor people in bangladesh. F***n moron!!!
Yeah, he could have done something different, but I think he only made this for his movie.