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Taj Mahal — MetaHistoryBook
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Taj Mahal
marble mausoleum in Agra, India
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Details
Instance of
mausoleum
,
tomb
Inception
1631
Located in
Agra
,
Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
Founded by
Shah Jahan
Material
marble
Religion
Islam
Area
17
activity policy in this place
no photos
architect
Ahmad Lahori
architectural style
Islamic architecture
,
architecture of Iran
,
Mughal architecture
calligrapher
ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Amānat Khān
capital cost
32000000
category for the exterior of the item
Category:Exterior of the Taj Mahal
commissioned by
Shah Jahan
date of official opening
1653
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
,
Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band
different from
Taj Mahal
,
Q140665565
has characteristic
tourist attraction
height
73 m
heritage designation
Monument of National Importance
,
World Heritage Site
name
ꠔꠣꠎ ꠝꠟ
named after
Mumtaz Mahal
native label
ताज महल
, تاج مَحَل
, تاج محل
permanent duplicated item
Q24259080
significant event
construction
social media followers
174708
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topic's main category
Category:Taj Mahal
visitors per year
6532366
World Heritage criteria
(i)
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Connected on Wikidata
Notable work of
Ahmad Lahori
Subject of
Taj-Mahal in Agra
Secrets of the Taj Mahal
Depicted in
Taj Mahal by Moonlight
The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal at Agra.
View of the Taj Mahal from the opposite bank of the Jumna
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
View of the Taj Mahal at Agra, North West India
World history textbook
Basis for
Taj Mahal replicas and derivatives
Inspired
Paintings of pietra dura panels from the Taj Mahal