12 Hidden Facts About India's Most Famous Monuments

The Taj Mahal's four minarets lean outward on purpose, so a quake would topple them away from the tomb.

Hawa Mahal has no real foundation and is entered from the back, not its famous facade.

A clap at Golconda Fort's main gate can be heard at a pavilion nearly a kilometre uphill.

Victoria Memorial and the Taj share marble from the same Makrana quarries in Rajasthan.

The Konark Sun Temple's 24 carved wheels double as working sundials you can still read.

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