The Mughal Empire was one of the richest empire in the world during the rule of #Shahjahan. Who gave him the instrument to build this unmatched grand monument. He wanted it to be awesome, but he also wanted it to be made sooner.

Estimated 20,000 laborers were brought in and kept nearby in Mumtazabad. A city specifically built for them to speed up production. Experienced and unexperienced artisans were hired. Massive, 624 foot long plith or base was built before, then the foundation was built.

It was launched in 1632 by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan (ruled from 1628 to 1658) for the tomb of his favorite slim Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the focal point of a 17-hectare (42 acres) complex, including a mosque and a guest house, and it is set up in a formal garden surrounded by an uncontrolled wall on three sides.

Construction of the #grave was compulsorily completed in 1643 but work continued for 10 years in other phases of the project. The Taj Mahal is believed to be completely completed at an estimated cost of around 32 million in 1653, which will be around Rs 52.8 billion (US$427 million) in 2015. The construction project employed about 20,000 artisans under the guidance of the Board of Architects led by the architect of the court for Emperor, Ustad Ahmed Lahouri.