Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal 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, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Wikipedia

Address: Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001

Height: 240′

Opened: 1648

Built by: Shah Jahan

Architectural style: Mughal architecture

Architects: Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, Ustad Isa

Did you know: Taj Mahal stands on a raised platform, with one minaret at each of the four corners of the plinth. india.