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The Taj Mahal ( / ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ -/; lit. 'Crown of the Palace') is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan ( r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the ...
The Taj Mahal represents the finest and most sophisticated example of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its origins lie in the moving circumstances of its commission and the culture and history of an Islamic Mughal empire 's rule of large parts of India. The distraught Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the project upon the death of one of his ...
The Taj Mahal, an iconic structure in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, has inspired numerous replicas and derivatives. [ 1] It is a major tourist attraction and has been regarded as one of the seven wonders of the modern world. [ 2] Commissioned in 1632 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, it was ...
Panch Mahal. Badshahi Mosque, in Lahore, Pakistan, is the last and largest imperial mosque built by the Mughals [ 2] Mughal architecture is the type of Indo-Islamic architecture developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries throughout the ever-changing extent of their empire in the Indian subcontinent.
Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah ( I'timād-ud-Daulah Maqbara) is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often described as a "jewel box", sometimes called the " Bachcha Taj " or the " Baby Taj ", the tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Along with the main building ...
Bibi Ka Maqbara. / 19.90151; 75.320195. The Bibi Ka Maqbara (English: "Tomb of the Lady" [ 1][ 2]) is a tomb located in the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb 's son prince Azam Shah in the memory of his loving mother Dilras Banu Begum (posthumously known as Rabia ...
Running time. 145 minutes. Language. Hindi. Taj Mahal is a 1963 film based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in fond remembrance and as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal . Taj Mahal was a commercial hit, but is remembered mostly for its Filmfare award-winning music. [ 1][ 2] [ 3]
See photos from Will and Kate's visit to the Taj Mahal next to a photo of Princess Diana's: The final stop at the Taj Mahal was an emotional one for William, who was 15 when Diana died in a car ...