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Description The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. The Mughal Emperor Sha-h Jaha-n commissioned it as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction began in 1632 and was completed in approximately 1653. Some dispute surrounds the question of who designed the Taj Mahal; it is clear a team of designers and craftsmen were responsible for the design, with Ustad Ahmad Lahauri considered the most likely candidate as the principal designer. The Taj Mahal (sometimes called "the Taj") is generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar part of the monument, the Taj Mahal is actually an integrated complex of structures. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as a "universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."[Wikipedia.org]
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Author Jorge Láscar from Australia
Camera location27° 10′ 27″ N, 78° 02′ 32″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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