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Set in the background of a spacious Mughal-style garden, this major landmark and symbol of India was finally completed in 1653 after 21 years of construction. The ivory-white, richly decorated tomb served as the mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal, the favourite wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and for the emperor himself. The Taj Mahal was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
- Created
- on Thursday 9 November 2017 by Martin Mergili
- Keywords
- cemetery, islam, mirror of the past, museum, religious place
- Visits and license
- 4153 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license