Taj Mahal Matchstick Kit
The Taj Mahal (Crown of the Palace) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenelated wall.
Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees, which in 2020 would be approximately 70 billion rupees (about U.S. $1 billion). The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.
The Taj Mahal attracts 7–8 million visitors a year and in 2007, it was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World (2000–2007) initiative.
Matchitecture kits mark a new development in the world of match modelling. Gone are the traditional cardboard formers. Instead you have a set of paper plans which you place underneath the protective clear sheet on the building board and assemble micro beams.
Taj Mahal Matchstick Kit Kit contains: Micro Beams (headless matchsticks), Micro Beam Cutter, Assemble Board with clear acetate cover,
Assembly Plans, Glue and Tweezers
When all sub assemblies have been constructed, simply join together to produce your match masterpiece.
Approximate size of finished Taj Mahal Matchstick model: 600mm x 380mm high
