The Taj Mahal is a stunning ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra, India. It was built in 1631 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It took 22 years to finish and cost a whopping ...

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Shah Jahan, seeking perfect symmetry in the Taj, placed the tomb of Mumtaz (actually a marble cenotaph; her body is buried below) squarely at the center, forming a perfect sightline out the entrance.

When Shah Jahan died in 1966 he was buried in the Taj Mahal next to his wife. The mausoleum was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the ...

Emperor Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built between 1632 and 1654 after Mumtaz died. The complex houses both of their graves and a mosque, as well as several graves of lesser Mogul royalty.