Which type of rock is used in this monument?
The Taj Mahal in India is built with polished white marble. According to Indian legend, Shah Jahan was planning to built a matching Taj Mahal across the river made of black marble. Marble is made from the metamorphosis of limestone or dolostone. The purer the limestone, the whiter the marble will be.
Which type of rocks are used to make various monuments in India?
Deposits
- Marble. Marble was used for building tombs, temples and palaces.
- Granite. India has varieties of granite in over 250 shades.
- Sandstone.
- Slate.
- Flaggy limestone.
- Other dimensional stones.
What is an example of a rock monument?
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Perhaps the most famous granite monument in the world is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Granite is the most widespread rock on the earth’s crust, and thus it has been used by civilisations around the world to build long-lasting monuments, structures, and buildings.
Which monuments are made up of sedimentary rocks?
Jantar Mantar is made of Bricks (Clay) that are made of crushed Shale (sedimentary rock). Qutab Minar is made of Red Sand Stone.
Which monuments are made up of metamorphic rocks?
the tower of Pisa is made of metamorphic rock.
Which types of rocks were used to build the monument in India give any five examples of the monument and the rock type used to build it?
Red Fort : Red sand stone is used in the construction of red fort. Lotus temple: White marble is used in the construction of lotus temple. Qutub minar : Qutub Minar is constructed by used Red sand stone. Humayu Tomb : Red sand stone is used in the construction of Humayu Tomb.
Which monument is made up of igneous rock?
Fort Raigad and Ellora sculpture are made up of Igneous rocks.
What type of rock is Mount Rushmore?
granite
Origin of the Rocks. There are two main types of rock at Mount Rushmore , very old granite and much older metamorphic rocks.
What are the different types of monuments found in India?
Monuments of India
- Taj Mahal Agra. Starting from.
- Qutub Minar Complex New Delhi. Starting from.
- Sun Temple Konark Puri. Starting from.
- Group of Monuments, Hampi Hampi. Starting from.
- Khajuraho Khajuraho. Starting from.
- Ajanta Caves Aurangabad. Starting from.
- Fatehpur Sikri Complex Fatehpur Sikri.
- Group of Monuments Mahabalipuram.
What is Taj Mahal rock?
The Taj Mahal was built using white marble. White marble is a metamorphic rock, and was brought from mines in Makrana in Rajasthan to build the Taj Mahal at Agra.