In this vast country of India, you get to see more than one building, whose beauty and features have made their mark around the world. Today in this episode we are going to talk about India's most famous 5-star hotel Taj which is also remembered for the 26/11 attack. It is also the country's first trademark building. 'Taj' is the biggest brand of Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). Whenever you have been to Mumbai, you must have seen this hotel from outside. On visiting Mumbai, people stand outside it and get their photos taken. There are many interesting things about this hotel that you hardly know about. The story of how the Taj Hotel located in Mumbai came to be is very interesting and interesting. So let's know about it...

Was named after the Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal Palace, which opened to 17 guests on December 16, 1903, was the dream of Jamshedji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group. Jamshedji Tata had many visions for modern India. Among them 'Taj Mahal Palace' is the only dream which was fulfilled during his lifetime. The hotel is named after the 'Taj Mahal', which is located in the city of Agra. The hotel is made up of two separate buildings: the Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower. The Taj Mahal Palace was built in the early 20th century. While the tower opened in 1973. Hotel Taj Mahal Palace was started by Indian architects Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya and DN Mirza. The hotel was built on his design. However, after the death of Sitaram, the English architect W A Chambers got it completed.

Why was Hotel Taj built?
First of all, it is important to know why Hotel Taj was built. It is said that once JRD Tata had gone to Britain. Being an Indian, he was not allowed to stay in the Watson Hotel there. Only white people had entry into this hotel. Just then he decided that he would build such a hotel, that not only Indians, but people from all over the world would be able to see. But historian Sharda Dwivedi tells in her book – Plague spread in Bombay during 1896, and people hesitated to come to Bombay. At such a time, to show his love for Bombay, Jamsetji built Hotel Taj.

The Taj Mahal Hotel is before the Gateway of India
The Gateway of India may be the main and ancient monument of India, but it would be surprising to know that the Hotel Taj Mahal Palace was built before this. While the Gateway of India was built in 1924.