The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.Ĭonstruction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ( r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. 'Crown of the Palace') is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. The Taj Mahal ( / ˌ t ɑː dʒ m ə ˈ h ɑː l, ˌ t ɑː ʒ-/ lit.
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