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Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a marble mausoleum in Agra, India, commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1632 for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Completed in 1653, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of Mughal architecture, attracting 7–8 million visitors annually. The Taj Mahal was recognized as one of the New7 Wonders of the World between 2000 and 2007.

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Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a marble mausoleum in Agra, India, commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1632 for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Completed in 1653, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of Mughal architecture, attracting 7–8 million visitors annually. The Taj Mahal was recognized as one of the New7 Wonders of the World between 2000 and 2007.

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The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the

Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the
Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 16281658), to house the tomb of his
favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centrepiece of a complex
nearly 17 hectares (42 acres) in area, which includes a mosque and a guest
house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated
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 2015 would be
approximately 52.8 billion rupees (US$827 million). 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 was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for
being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired
masterpieces of the world's heritage". Described by Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore as "the tear-drop on the cheek of time", it is regarded by
many as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India's rich
history. The Taj Mahal attracts 78 million visitors a year. In 2007, it was
declared a winner of the New7 Wonders of the World (20002007) initiative.

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