Agra, India

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal ( TAHJ mə-HAHL, TAHZH -⁠; Hindustani: [t̪ɑːd͡ʒ ˈmɛɦ(ɛ)l]; lit. 'Crown of the Palace') is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his...

City

Agra

Country

India

More places in Agra

• Fatehpur Sikri
• Agra Fort
• Itmad Ud Daulah
• Mehtab Bagh
• Aram Bagh, Agra
• Jama Mosque, Agra

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