Ten unknown secrets of the most impressive monuments!

When one visits an imposing monument it is almost impossible not to wonder… “how the hell they managed to build!”…
From the Taj Mahal in India, up to the Stonehenge of England and the pyramids of ancient Egypt to the Burj Khalifa of Dubai, see below the unknown secrets of the most famous monuments of the world, such as “weren’t decrypted until” by the Lonely Planet.
1. Taj Mahal, Agra, India
According to the legend, it is said that the emperor Mughal Shah Jahan immediately after the completion of the imposing building complex ordered to cut the hands of builders, not to build again something so beautiful.
The elegance of the mausoleum is largely due to the… smart engineering. In order to make the Taj Mahal appear perfectly level with the ground, the architect designed the minarets with a slight tilt to the outside, which also ensured that in the event of an earthquake it won’t fall onto the precious dome of the mausoleum.
2. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE
The construction of the famous skyscraper Burj Khalifa cost $ 1.5 billion.
The height reaches 828 meters –is 2.5 times larger than the Eiffel tower – and is the highest building in the world.
In order to withstand winds and earthquakes, the architects gave special attention to the design and construction of the core of the three wings at an angle of 120 degrees is united around a central core. Each wing supports the other, so that when the wind blows in two, the third to resist).
3. Moai, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Polynesia
All these ancient statues have been blamed for the collapse of the ancient civilization on Easter island. The transfer them up in trunks it is believed that it led to the deforestation of forested areas on the island, the lack of trees in desertification and soil erosion resulting in poor harvests, famine and wars. But satellite images taken in 2005, showed no trace of dirt roads from the quarry where they were carved these huge and mysterious statues. This makes experts believe that maybe the statues were transported through them with ropes that they had tied to their feet.
4. Stonehenge, England
The construction of the monument has been “charged” yet and aliens. “On the whole, it is not possible to be registered in some category. Morphologically only remotely related to the other stone circles in the British isles, such as the ring of Brodgar (Ring of Brodgar), for example, while the famous τρίλιθά make it unique. Stonehenge and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage in 1986,” according to Wikipedia.
5. Eiffel tower, Paris, France
Built for the universal exhibition of 1889 and Monsieur Eiffel was the first who climbed the 1710 steps to the top.
In our days used 50 tons of paint every seven years for the “renewal”.
6. Great Wall Of China, China
The Great Wall of china stretches to a length of about 8.852 km, while according to reports in a section of 3 km of this was completed within 600 days, of 3,000 men.
7. Angkor Wat Wat, Cambodia
This temple was built for a city of 1 million people and the construction involved more than 300,000 workers. The construction works lasted for only 35 years, while important was the help offered by… of 6,000 elephants.
8. Machu Πίκτσου, Peru
The ancient city of the Incas met the bloom and decay in less than 100 years and then “lost” for many centuries. According to Wikipedia the city was discovered on 24 July 1911 by the american historian and archaeologist Hiram Bingham.
The Incas didn’t used wheels to transport the massive stones, but it seems that they moved them on the slopes with the hands, such as “reveal” the handles for the hands of the workers found in some rocks.
9. Khazneh, Petra, Jordan
The city is hewn in rock, regarded as the “jewel” of the ancient city of Petra. An unfinished tomb suggests that perhaps it was carved from top to bottom, while the holes at the front may have been created later by vandals who wanted to warp the sculptures.
10. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world that survived to our days, it was the tallest building in the world until the construction of the Eiffel tower in 1889. In the work of construction was attended by approximately 30,000 of the most capable workers and not slaves, as originally assumed.