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    The Taj Mahal is a large marble mausoleum located on the Yamuna River in Agra, India that was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It combines architectural elements from Islamic, Persian and Indian styles into a symmetrical structure centered around a large dome and minarets. The interior contains additional ornate carvings and both Mumtaz and Shah Jahan are interred there in an eternal tribute to their love.

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    The Taj Mahal is a large marble mausoleum located on the Yamuna River in Agra, India that was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It combines architectural elements from Islamic, Persian and Indian styles into a symmetrical structure centered around a large dome and minarets. The interior contains additional ornate carvings and both Mumtaz and Shah Jahan are interred there in an eternal tribute to their love.

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    The Taj Mahal is a large marble mausoleum located on the Yamuna River in Agra, India that was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It combines architectural elements from Islamic, Persian and Indian styles into a symmetrical structure centered around a large dome and minarets. The interior contains additional ornate carvings and both Mumtaz and Shah Jahan are interred there in an eternal tribute to their love.

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    The Taj Mahal is a large marble mausoleum located on the Yamuna River in Agra, India that was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It combines architectural elements from Islamic, Persian and Indian styles into a symmetrical structure centered around a large dome and minarets. The interior contains additional ornate carvings and both Mumtaz and Shah Jahan are interred there in an eternal tribute to their love.

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    Taj Mahal

    Taj Mahal is a well known architectural object in India for its finest design which combine
    elements from India, Persian and Islamic architectural style. This historical buildings was
    built on the south bank of the Yamuna river in Agra. It represents the story of Eternal Love of
    the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, to his dearest wife Mumtaz Mahal. In 1983 UNESCO
    place Taj Mahal into the list of World Heritage Site and consider it as “the jewel of Muslim
    art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”.
    Taj Mahal is a very large tomb made of ivory-white marble. The building looks like a
    mosque, a place for a moslem to pray. Once we see it, we will get the impression that Islamic
    architectural style is very strong in the building, starting with the wall and the calligraphy
    decorations on it, a huge dome on top of the building along with 4 minarets on every corner
    of the base walls. The dome is also made of marble with size nearly 35 meters and the top of
    it is decorated with a lotus design. The minarets is also decorated with a very detailed lotus
    motif.
    If we come from the main entrance, we will see a large pool in front of the building, this pool
    is called the reflecting pool as it will reflect the image of The Taj to the sky. Once we enter
    the building, we will find that there are more decorations on the inner wall. The tomb as the
    central focus of the building is located at the lower level. The graves of Mumtaz Mahal and
    Shah Jahan were positioned next to each other in a large room with Persian style decorations.

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