Indian heritage building

The Taj Mahal  lit. 'Crown of the Palace', [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 from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.

Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal (Edited).jpeg
LocationAgraUttar PradeshIndia
Coordinates27°10′30″N 78°02′31″E
Area17 hectares[1]
Height73 m (240 ft)
Built1632–53[2]
Built forMumtaz Mahal
ArchitectUstad Ahmad Lahauri
Architectural style(s)Mughal architecture
Visitors7–8 million[3] (in 2014)
Governing bodyGovernment of India

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