This mausoleum of white marble is located on the right bank of Yamuna River at Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India and built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal.
It is located in a vast Mughal Garden of nearly 17 hectares with the mosque, guest house, main gateway, the outer courtyard and its cloisters. The construction was started in 1632 A.D. and completed in 1653 A.D. There also exist historical and Quaranic inscriptions in Arabic script. Ustad Ahmed Lahori was the main architect of the Taj Mahal. The construction was completed by some 20000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects
One of the best architectural setup in the range of Indo-Islamic architecture. In 2007 more than 100 million people voted to choose seven wonders of the World and Taj Mahal was chosen one of the seven wonders of the World.
It was designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983 because it is ” one of the jewel of Muslim art in India was designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983 because it is ” one of the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”.
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