Guided tour of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

The Taj Mahal was constructed using materials from all over India and Asia.
Over 1,000 elephants were used to transport building materials during the construction. The translucent white marble was brought from Rajasthan,
the jasper from Punjab, jade and crystal from China. The turquoise was from
Tibet and the Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, while the sapphire came
from Sri Lanka and the carnelian from Arabia. In all, twenty eight types of precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble.