Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located on the southern bank of the Yamuna River in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife of three, Mumtaz Mahal.

               The Taj Mahal  more often from Persian and Arabic, "crown of palaces", pronounced  is awhite marble mausoleum located on the southern bank of the Yamuna River in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favorite wife of three, Mumtaz Mahal.

Taj Mahal wonderful worldwide 

              Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643 but work continued on other phases of the project for an additional ten 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 Indian rupees, which in 2015 would be valued at around 52.8 billion Indian rupees ($827 million US). The construction project employed around 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The domed marble tomb is part of an integrated complex consisting of gardens and two red-sandstone buildings surrounded by a crenellated wall on three sides.

Taj Mahal wonderful worldwide

                 The Taj Mahal is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture and is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India". It is one of the world’s most celebrated structures and a symbol of India’s rich history. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, the Taj Mahal attracts some 3 million visitors a year.

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Location	Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	27°10′30″N78°02′31″E
Height	73 m (240 ft)
Built	1632–1653[1]
Architect	Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Architectural style(s)	Mughal architecture
Visitors	About 3 million (in 2003)

Type	Cultural
Criteria	(i)
Designated	1983 (7th session)
Reference no.	252
State Party	India
Region	Asia-Pacific

Address:                                            Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001
Opened:                                            1648
Height:                                               73 m


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Architects:                                          Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, Ustad Isa
Burials:                                               Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan, P. N. Oak, John Hessing, more
Architectural styles:                            Mughal architecture, Iranian architecture
Function:                                            Monument, Mausoleum