If our husbands don’t build us a Taj Mahal, then we don’t want him… Just kidding!
How do you show your love for your partner after 27 years of marriage? For this man from India, Anand Prakash Chouksey of Madhya Pradesh spent the past three years constructing a scale replica of India’s most famous symbol of love, the Taj Mahal, as a gift to his wife, Manjusha.
Photo via New Straits Times
In case you didn’t know… the Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to immortalize his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth in 1631, having been the emperor’s inseparable companion since their marriage in 1612.
According to Everything GP, Chouksey’s initial plan was to build an 80-foot-tall home, but $260,000 and a heap of issues getting permission from local authorities later, he scaled it down to a still-impressive 29-foot-tall structure featuring four bedrooms, a library, and an intricate domed roof.
For comparison’s sake, the original Taj Mahal stands at 24-feet-tall!
Chouksey’s son, Kabir said that creating a perfectly-to-scale replica wasn’t as easy as it looks in a photo, with builders constructing and demolishing walls and arches multiple times to make the mini Taj Mahal as planned.
Photo via The Quint
And it turns out, the building isn’t just for Chouksey’s wife, but also “for the town and its people.”
Although the construction is on the family’s private land, he allows locals and tourists alike to walk on the lawn and take photos.
Aww, this is so sweet! Where can we find a husband like Chouksey?
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
