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Taj Mahal, Agra

Taj Mahal at Agra, one of the wonders of the world, is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is the centerpiece of a 17-hectare complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall. It was completed in the year 1653 with an estimated cost of 32 million Indian rupees which today is equivalent to about 58 billion Indian rupees. Taj Mahal is considered as the best example of Mughal architecture worldwide and is called the “Jewel of Muslim Art in India as well as one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.”

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