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The Taj Mahal (/ ˌ t ɑː dʒ m ə ˈ h ɑː l, ˌ t ɑː ʒ-/ TAHJ mə-HAHL, TAHZH-, Hindi: [taːdʒ ˈmɛɦ(ɛ)l]; lit. ' Crown of the Palace ' ) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra , Uttar Pradesh , India.
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.
Mumtaz Mahal is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Ram Daryani, starring Veena in the titular role. [73] Bina Rai portrayed Mumtaz Mahal in M. Sadiq's film Taj Mahal (1963). [76] Zeba played the role of Mumtaz Mahal in S. T. Zaidi's Taj Mahal (1968). Shahzadi Mumtaz, an Indian film starring Asokan and Shakuntala released in 1977. [73]
The Taj Mahal complex was conceived as a replica on earth of the house of the departed in paradise (inspired by a verse by the imperial goldsmith and poet, Bibadal Khan). [ note 2 ] [ 8 ] This theme, common in most Mughal funerary architecture, permeates the entire complex and informs the detailed design of all the elements. [ 25 ]
The hotel is the setting for the 2015 film Taj Mahal. The hotel is the setting for the 2018 film Hotel Mumbai about the attacks, starring Dev Patel and Armie Hammer. Hotel Grand Palace is another name for Hotel Taj Mahal [dubious – discuss]. This name has been used by people as a translation of the Hindi version of Taj Mahal, especially by ...
The Taj Mahal in Agra Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan. Shah Jahan period architecture is an architectural period of Mughal architecture. It is associated with Shah Jahan's thirty-year reign over the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1658. The most notable structures of this period include the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Red Fort in Old Delhi.
The Taj Mahal, the burial place of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Mumtaz Mahal died at the young age of 38 (7 June 1631), upon giving birth to Princess Gauhar Ara Begum in the city of Burhanpur, Deccan of a postpartum haemorrhage, which caused considerable blood-loss after painful labor of thirty hours. [32]
Natwarlal (born Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava; 1912 — 25 July 2009) was an Indian fraudster known for his high-profile crimes and prison escapes, including having supposedly repeatedly "sold" the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the Parliament House of India.