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

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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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd Жыл бұрын

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  • @malihakhan3126

    @malihakhan3126

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @pavanc4664

    @pavanc4664

    8 ай бұрын

    @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
    @sahasrakondapalli50 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @AsadKhan-bl3on

    @AsadKhan-bl3on

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @delorean9257

    @delorean9257

    Жыл бұрын

    But factually so wrong .

  • @Jaitelugutalli

    @Jaitelugutalli

    Жыл бұрын

    Avunu

  • @sabrinanoor8662

    @sabrinanoor8662

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats not the correct pronunciation.

  • @andrewstephen9096

    @andrewstephen9096

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheManOfTomorrow
    @TheManOfTomorrow Жыл бұрын

    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

    @Arpit0011

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @bo-dg3bh

    @bo-dg3bh

    Жыл бұрын

    @Thomas Cook i think it's just an expression

  • @bradweiergallery

    @bradweiergallery

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheManOfTomorrow

    @TheManOfTomorrow

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bo-dg3bh exactly, It was.

  • @TheManOfTomorrow

    @TheManOfTomorrow

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @vid2422
    @vid2422 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @kaizer8280

    Жыл бұрын

    Was thinking the same, literally so beautiful

  • @robjulianmaghinang6406

    @robjulianmaghinang6406

    Жыл бұрын

    I even had goosebumps in the end

  • @jwentup8704

    @jwentup8704

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @tejumolasimbiat8659

    @tejumolasimbiat8659

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @madeleinelebars5639

    @madeleinelebars5639

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tejumolasimbiat8659 from Jeff Le Bars.

  • @umap5276
    @umap5276 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @Noone-th7sn

    Жыл бұрын

    The thieves were the British.

  • @punprincess3214

    @punprincess3214

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @harmonetheanimationaddict4419

    @harmonetheanimationaddict4419

    Жыл бұрын

    It still looks amazing now regardless.

  • @makteko

    @makteko

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @hrushikeshdesai1717

    Жыл бұрын

    those thieves were british

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Жыл бұрын

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

  • @kuqho

    @kuqho

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ahmody7500

    @ahmody7500

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not ancient.

  • @hgcccggik

    @hgcccggik

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @algorithm.6805

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @girishk7003

    @girishk7003

    Жыл бұрын

    @kirby if you appreciate ancient architecture, you'll definitely find these interesting - Ellora Kailasa, Hampi, Brihadeeshwara, Konark, Beluru. They are mesmerizing !

  • @poulomi__hari
    @poulomi__hari Жыл бұрын

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

  • @blyat5352

    @blyat5352

    Жыл бұрын

    Quoran

  • @jeannie101
    @jeannie101 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @zeeshan0987

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ClashwithImb

    @ClashwithImb

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @kamroneshkqobilov1040

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @REDnBLACKnRED

    @REDnBLACKnRED

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @REDnBLACKnRED

    Жыл бұрын

    @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
    @paramkanabar4929 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @haoushinglee

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @00WatName00

    @00WatName00

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @brandonnguyen6718

    @brandonnguyen6718

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@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

    @00WatName00

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @kuqho

    @kuqho

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

  • @mayaandmoney8274
    @mayaandmoney8274 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @manavshah8335

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @mayaandmoney8274

    @mayaandmoney8274

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @manavshah8335

    @manavshah8335

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @alishbodar8119

    @alishbodar8119

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sudhir2854

    @sudhir2854

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@manavshah8335 teri mummy

  • @hope-.
    @hope-. Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @thetinker9698
    @thetinker9698 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @paulkanja

    Жыл бұрын

    very true, the video is absolutely beautiful

  • @delorean9257

    @delorean9257

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sachitvarshney1495

    @sachitvarshney1495

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @paulkanja

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @delorean9257

    @delorean9257

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

  • @LordOrion3000
    @LordOrion30007 ай бұрын

    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

    @user-lt5no1xt1z

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @olddelhifilms

    @olddelhifilms

    4 ай бұрын

    It’s majestic. Always love visiting it.

  • @bigsid3977

    @bigsid3977

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @realsstudios8153

    @realsstudios8153

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @SheksgemWhepdo

    @SheksgemWhepdo

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @reem3266
    @reem3266 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @outofthebox9699

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @outofthebox9699

    @outofthebox9699

    Жыл бұрын

    cx

  • @richarddawkins4607

    @richarddawkins4607

    6 ай бұрын

    tell that to salafism. -exmslm

  • @able101g

    @able101g

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@outofthebox9699 Fanatic wahabi detected.

  • @manoranjansahoo722
    @manoranjansahoo722 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @-bigChungusVerified

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @randomweirdo9104

    @randomweirdo9104

    Жыл бұрын

    Taj is overrated.

  • @-bigChungusVerified

    @-bigChungusVerified

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @beinguniverse

    @beinguniverse

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @beinguniverse

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @tiffanymarie9750
    @tiffanymarie9750 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @shaheer_04
    @shaheer_04 Жыл бұрын

    The animation was out of this world man.

  • @aditya_it_is
    @aditya_it_is Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sumitmajumderags2251

    @sumitmajumderags2251

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @user-qi7gj3ug4v

    @user-qi7gj3ug4v

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sumitmajumderags2251

    @sumitmajumderags2251

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @vikaspatel-fj4kj

    @vikaspatel-fj4kj

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @neunzehnvierundachtzig

    @neunzehnvierundachtzig

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@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.

  • @hrithikraj4437
    @hrithikraj4437 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @avivastudios2311

    Жыл бұрын

    why you gotta make me sad...

  • @Mrityormokshiya

    @Mrityormokshiya

    Жыл бұрын

    Industrial growth over Shirk

  • @classicambo9781

    @classicambo9781

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @-bigChungusVerified

    Жыл бұрын

    We want Taj Mahal bulldozed anyways

  • @avivastudios2311

    @avivastudios2311

    Жыл бұрын

    @@-bigChungusVerified Why?

  • @mortezaehsani8943
    @mortezaehsani8943 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @brooklyn7853

    @brooklyn7853

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @zgaming8721

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brooklyn7853what are you trying to say?

  • @Raystruck

    @Raystruck

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @hidum5779

    @hidum5779

    Жыл бұрын

    married her sister after she died

  • @shafuimcoming5151

    @shafuimcoming5151

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @leah5280_
    @leah5280_ Жыл бұрын

    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

    @aurelian2401

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @sabarishr381
    @sabarishr381 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ClashwithImb
    @ClashwithImb Жыл бұрын

    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

    @Isoul8

    Жыл бұрын

    British did whaaaaat?

  • @ClashwithImb

    @ClashwithImb

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @PLuMUK54

    @PLuMUK54

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @ClashwithImb

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @thebasilee2

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Gossamer
    @Gossamer Жыл бұрын

    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

    @SupaFonzy

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Coolguy-or8ex

    @Coolguy-or8ex

    Жыл бұрын

    Visit Indian temples Tajmahal is nothing infront of them

  • @SolitaryReaper666

    @SolitaryReaper666

    Жыл бұрын

    Heavenly smell of urine

  • @Gossamer

    @Gossamer

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @grapeshott

    @grapeshott

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Coolguy-or8ex your personal opinions.

  • @ajaysabarish9645
    @ajaysabarish9645 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @rakhsingh6060_
    @rakhsingh6060_ Жыл бұрын

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

  • @AhsanHabib-tf4ys
    @AhsanHabib-tf4ys Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Vipashayana.
    @Vipashayana. Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sandrocottusrex7108
    @sandrocottusrex7108 Жыл бұрын

    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۔

  • @nickolas.h
    @nickolas.h Жыл бұрын

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

  • @syafsmith5085
    @syafsmith50857 ай бұрын

    Came here for the anandbhakt coping and seething

  • @realsstudios8153

    @realsstudios8153

    2 ай бұрын

    Fr

  • @mukgj3218
    @mukgj3218 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @RosalynFranklin
    @RosalynFranklin Жыл бұрын

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

  • @osamaomar8550

    @osamaomar8550

    4 ай бұрын

    He got married after this 2 months

  • @priyv8710
    @priyv8710 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @manubhatt3
    @manubhatt3 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Marcpapi
    @Marcpapi Жыл бұрын

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

  • @fortheages6989
    @fortheages6989 Жыл бұрын

    The art and animation are unreal too.

  • @shubhamnema8281
    @shubhamnema8281 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @bhaveshthakare8456
    @bhaveshthakare8456 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @arcie3716
    @arcie3716 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @aniruddhxie2k215
    @aniruddhxie2k215 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @manavshah8335

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @runajain5773

    @runajain5773

    Жыл бұрын

    I think medival india not ancient

  • @manavshah8335

    @manavshah8335

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Myname-wh5yu

    @Myname-wh5yu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@runajain5773 no its early modern

  • @DannyBPlays
    @DannyBPlays Жыл бұрын

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

  • @montaser9985

    @montaser9985

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I was thinking the same.

  • @lily8122
    @lily81226 ай бұрын

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

  • @bradpitt3313
    @bradpitt3313 Жыл бұрын

    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 ❤️🙂🙂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @calebcruz4763
    @calebcruz4763 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @intrepid_solutions09
    @intrepid_solutions09 Жыл бұрын

    The animation is perfect. Beautiful representation❤

  • @Komorebi007
    @Komorebi007 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @GlitchedBlox
    @GlitchedBlox Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheBeatlesShow
    @TheBeatlesShow Жыл бұрын

    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

    @ssmithphd

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @RakeshDas-ie1ym
    @RakeshDas-ie1ym Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @tanodano3282
    @tanodano3282 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @mmcooe
    @mmcooe Жыл бұрын

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

  • @soomisayami7549
    @soomisayami7549 Жыл бұрын

    Everything about this video and Taj Mahal is beautifully presented.

  • @iriskanawjia207
    @iriskanawjia207 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @vanshikabhatnagar3739
    @vanshikabhatnagar3739 Жыл бұрын

    this was beautiful!!! thanks TED Ed!

  • @noorsultani
    @noorsultani Жыл бұрын

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

  • @johnvictorino7774
    @johnvictorino7774 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ajinkyakawale5502
    @ajinkyakawale5502 Жыл бұрын

    This video is a WORK OF ART!

  • @curiouscreature747
    @curiouscreature747 Жыл бұрын

    the beautify of taj is perfectly reflected in this video

  • @peeenguinne3858
    @peeenguinne3858 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @drax8818

    Жыл бұрын

    Do u even know how his wife died?

  • @iamgreatalwaysgreat8209

    @iamgreatalwaysgreat8209

    Жыл бұрын

    Taj means crown Mahal means Palace

  • @peeenguinne3858

    @peeenguinne3858

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @grapeshott

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @unknownmaster5078

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @someonesch4361
    @someonesch4361 Жыл бұрын

    A teardrop on the cheek of eternity🤍

  • @Ad_Astra2023
    @Ad_Astra2023 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @akashsom8357

    @akashsom8357

    Жыл бұрын

    Go and do it. You will never regret it.

  • @periyaristkadavililla
    @periyaristkadavililla Жыл бұрын

    Possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

  • @ambitiousgoldsmith768
    @ambitiousgoldsmith768 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @samstromberg5593

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @thenablade858

    5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @khushbooprasad6519
    @khushbooprasad6519 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @AllenAdarna
    @AllenAdarna Жыл бұрын

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

  • @andreapineda9967
    @andreapineda99679 ай бұрын

    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

  • @ayvie4807
    @ayvie4807 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @omegadeadpool2947
    @omegadeadpool2947 Жыл бұрын

    I mean She gave birth 14 times, I'm still wondering how she lived that long

  • @ShatabdaRoy115

    @ShatabdaRoy115

    Жыл бұрын

    hehe

  • @grapeshott

    @grapeshott

    Жыл бұрын

    There were many women in those times, having 10 or more kids. There were no condoms.

  • @PaulGaither

    @PaulGaither

    Жыл бұрын

    @@grapeshott - They are probably referring to how women were known to die in childbirth.

  • @Desi.Superman

    @Desi.Superman

    Жыл бұрын

    @@grapeshott disgust, dont you think before spitting in the comment section. Have you seen the population and growth percentage of that time?

  • @kedarmeow

    @kedarmeow

    Жыл бұрын

    Irony is Her child, Aurangzeb later dethroned Shah Jahan & made him prisoner.

  • @varunprakash6207
    @varunprakash6207 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @sbtig9637
    @sbtig9637 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @vishantkr
    @vishantkr Жыл бұрын

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

  • @lisnamoljoseph4681

    @lisnamoljoseph4681

    Жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @supersoldier64
    @supersoldier64 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sfsinfinity5862
    @sfsinfinity58622 ай бұрын

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

  • @UnknownUser-qf2xz
    @UnknownUser-qf2xz Жыл бұрын

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

  • @maryati6088
    @maryati6088 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @anandrishabh2672
    @anandrishabh2672 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @thatguywhoteachthings
    @thatguywhoteachthings Жыл бұрын

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

  • @iftekhar77
    @iftekhar77 Жыл бұрын

    such pure love.. made me tear up

  • @BestMoviesInLessTime
    @BestMoviesInLessTime Жыл бұрын

    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

    @-bigChungusVerified

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Unknown-qg9nj

    @Unknown-qg9nj

    Жыл бұрын

    @@-bigChungusVerified Librandu Spoted Opinion Rejected

  • @-bigChungusVerified

    @-bigChungusVerified

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Unknown-qg9nj I am kattar not liberal

  • @user-rx7lc1od7w

    @user-rx7lc1od7w

    Жыл бұрын

    not persian but turkic central asians

  • @user-uj2tk2tv3z

    @user-uj2tk2tv3z

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-rx7lc1od7w no, shah Jahan was indian

  • @chandrubiradar9197
    @chandrubiradar9197 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @curiouscreature747

    @curiouscreature747

    Жыл бұрын

    damn ! really?

  • @sarthakjain5929

    @sarthakjain5929

    Жыл бұрын

    @@curiouscreature747 fake mp

  • @adheeshreesharma9767
    @adheeshreesharma9767 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @sarthakjain5929

    Жыл бұрын

    not a historical fact, just part of an exaggerated lore

  • @aamir-khan

    @aamir-khan

    Жыл бұрын

    It is a myth..that is already busted.

  • @peehujain8850
    @peehujain8850 Жыл бұрын

    this is the most beautiful animation i have ever seen

  • @alin8921
    @alin8921 Жыл бұрын

    the animation is top tier

  • @arupdeb45
    @arupdeb45 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @saeedsaleem3502

    @saeedsaleem3502

    Жыл бұрын

    TOP G

  • @magma9000

    @magma9000

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @grapeshott

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sarthakjain5929

    @sarthakjain5929

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @nareshkumar3526

    @nareshkumar3526

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @xanithkl
    @xanithkl Жыл бұрын

    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

    @sarthakjain5929

    Жыл бұрын

    you need to visit in early morning

  • @xanithkl

    @xanithkl

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @JS-pb6gb
    @JS-pb6gb Жыл бұрын

    Wasn’t the wife he built the Taj Mahal for, his third wife? Definitely love😅

  • @safarit678

    @safarit678

    Жыл бұрын

    You're inserting you 21th century mentality where it don't belong. Also, shut up

  • @paigewhitfield3624
    @paigewhitfield3624 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @insertname8506

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @Daniwana27

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought shah jahan had only one wife

  • @paigewhitfield3624

    @paigewhitfield3624

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Daniwana27 No, I think he had 3.

  • @insertname8506

    @insertname8506

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @pandurangchavan801
    @pandurangchavan801 Жыл бұрын

    Mind blowing ...❣️💚

  • @barbiquearea
    @barbiquearea Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @bengrgnc
    @bengrgnc Жыл бұрын

    This is so beautifully presented

  • @hussainashraf5179

    @hussainashraf5179

    Жыл бұрын

    did you know islamic empire ruled india for 800yrs

  • @12440jayjay
    @12440jayjay Жыл бұрын

    .....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

    @innitbruv-lascocomics9910

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @bbblackship309

    @bbblackship309

    Жыл бұрын

    Ouch

  • @babyyoda1988

    @babyyoda1988

    Жыл бұрын

    Destroyed in seconds 🔥

  • @ashishkalam9337

    @ashishkalam9337

    Жыл бұрын

    Royal marriages are political marriages, need I say more?

  • @amitdabas229

    @amitdabas229

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ashishkalam9337 Islam allows only 4 wives.

  • @zsaruar
    @zsaruar Жыл бұрын

    Absolute precedent of eternal love. 💞

  • @byblispersephone2.094

    @byblispersephone2.094

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @dynamitebsb4520

    @dynamitebsb4520

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @aatrelkizuki2704

    @aatrelkizuki2704

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @-bigChungusVerified

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @thanos.ni0

    @thanos.ni0

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @RishiRaj-qq9ze
    @RishiRaj-qq9ze Жыл бұрын

    Best animated video from Ted Ed ❤

  • @user-ds6qh2um6v
    @user-ds6qh2um6v Жыл бұрын

    Yeah 25th wife of shahjahan died while giving birth to their 14th child. And later he married her sister. Also he cut hands of all the workers when they finished making it. Indeed a monument of eternal love

  • @user-uj2tk2tv3z

    @user-uj2tk2tv3z

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes he killed hindus that's why we have less fanatics now I hate hinduism despite being born as a hindu

  • @chutenderchodi7369

    @chutenderchodi7369

    Жыл бұрын

    Boy watched few rss propaganda videos and ended up p00ping 💩

  • @akashsom8357

    @akashsom8357

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@user-uj2tk2tv3z if snakes could speak!

  • @manakkr
    @manakkr Жыл бұрын

    The artwork in the video is so beautiful ❤

  • @kirandeepchakraborty7921
    @kirandeepchakraborty7921 Жыл бұрын

    Heritage of the World. Pride of India.

  • @emperorkaido8539

    @emperorkaido8539

    Жыл бұрын

    pride of the muslim empires

  • @kirandeepchakraborty7921

    @kirandeepchakraborty7921

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emperorkaido8539 Pride of the Entirety of Indian People

  • @officialhideyo

    @officialhideyo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kirandeepchakraborty7921 and why is that?

  • @bdsgroup4243

    @bdsgroup4243

    Жыл бұрын

    @@officialhideyo Because we built it

  • @arnavthadani3903

    @arnavthadani3903

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bdsgroup4243 "they" that you speak abut is actually we

  • @krutibhavsar9534
    @krutibhavsar9534 Жыл бұрын

    Ahhh, the animation!❤️✨

  • @fizzahkhan22
    @fizzahkhan22 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful video however id like to correct that it actually took 22 years to be built. Construction started in 1632 and ended in 1653. 12 years was the amount of time it took to build the plinth and the tomb.

  • @senguptasayn
    @senguptasayn Жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation. Historically accurate and very interesting. Many thanks.