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Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Date built: 1632 – 1653 Height: 73m Area: 17ha Built for: Mumtaz Mahal Architecture: Mughal Archictecture Material: Marble The Taj Mahal is a humongous mausoleum commissioned by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to act as a tomb for his deceased wife in 1632. It was constructed over a twenty-year period on the bank of the […]