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Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of the world among monuments in India. It is located in Agra. The entire marble edifice is built on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra. It is world famous as a symbol of love. The Taj Mahal has also been included in the new list of Seven Wonders of the World. The building was built between 1631 and 1654 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his young wife, Mumtaz, with 22,000 servants.
The Taj Mahal
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View of the Taj Mahal from the south In 1631, Mumtaz, the third wife of Shah Jagan, the reigning emperor at the height of the Mughal Empire, died giving birth to their 14th child, Gukara Begum. Historians say that the grief-stricken king started building this building in her memory. Construction work on the Taj Mahal began in the same year as Mumtaz`s death. The main building was completed in 1648. The construction work of surrounding buildings and park was completed after five years. Emperor Shah Jahan himself is said to have said the following about this building:[citation needed]
The Taj Mahal was built to incorporate and expand on Persian architectural traditions and earlier Mughal traditions. In particular, the Timurid and Mughal buildings such as the Mausoleum of Timur, Humayun's Mausoleum, Shah Jahan's Jama Masjid in Delhi formed the basis for its design. The earlier buildings were built of red sandstone. Shah Jahan used white wash stones. During his time the buildings reached a state of great transformation.The Taj Mahal was built on a plot of land south of Agra. To get this land belonging to Maharaja Jai Singh, Shah Jahan gave him a large piece of land in the heart of Agra city. An area of about three acres was excavated and compacted with earth fill and filled to a height of 50 meters above the river level. Deep well-like systems were dug in the main building area and filled with stones and small rocks to lay the foundations. Temporary structures were made of bricks to replace the bamboo poles. It seems that the supervisors of the time felt that the structures were so large that it would take many years to remove them. According to traditional stories,