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4 days ago · The Taj Mahal has become a symbol of India. [better source needed] Post Independence, Taj Mahal has been visited by world leaders like US Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1959), Bill Clinton (2000), and Donald Trump (2020). Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom had visited Taj Mahal in 1961 on
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Places Asia. Agra, a city in Uttar Pradesh and site of the...
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3 days ago · The Taj Mahal does contain tilework of plant ornaments. The architecture during the Mughal Period, with its rulers being of Turco-Mongol origin, has shown a notable blend of Indian style combined with the Islamic. Taj Mahal in Agra, India is one of the wonders of the world. Mughal gardens are gardens built by the Mughals in the Islamic style.
2 days ago · It was built in Agra on the bank of the Yamuna river as a mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal, the Persian wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, between 1631 and 1648. It was designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahori and built in white marble inlaid with precious and semi-precious stones. The tomb is surrounded by four free-standing minarets. The complex also ...
1 day ago · The Taj Mahal from across the Yamuna river showing two outlying red sandstone buildings, a mosque on the right (west) and a jawab (response) thought to have been built for architectural balance Much of Indian architecture, including the Taj Mahal , other works of Indo-Islamic Mughal architecture , and South Indian architecture , blends ancient ...
2 days ago · Lucknow, the state capital, is about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Kanpur. Agra, in the western part of the state, is the site of the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahān (ruled 1628–58) in memory of his wife; it is the most famous tourist attraction in India. Varanasi, the city most sacred to Hindus, is one of the ...
5 days ago · The Taj measures 192 feet on each of its four sides. The Taj Mahal attracts large numbers of tourists–more than 3 million annually as recently documented by UNESCO. This is a replica of Mumtaz Mahal’s tomb. The tomb is a white marble structure standing on a square base with an arch-shaped doorway topped by a large dome.
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4 days ago · Here we had our first views of the Taj Mahal. Our second day in Agra we woke up early for sunrise views of the Taj Mahal. This is the main gate of the Taj Mahal. We were visiting on a Saturday, the busiest day of the week, and even at 7 am it was very crowded here. Here are some views of the Taj Mahal. Kara was feeling a little sad because ...
