taj mahal

     

The Taj Mahal (pronounce /tɑʒ mə'hɑl/) (Persian: تاج محل), is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Trivia about taj mahal

  • Passages from the Koran decorate the outside of this marble tomb at Agra, India
  • Shah Jahan built this complex in Agra, India to immortalize Mumtaz, his favorite wife
  • Head to Agra, India to see this famous marble mausoleum completed around 1643
  • Seen here, it's the tomb of Mumtaz
  • In memory of his wife Arjumand Banu Begum, who died in childbirth, Shah Jahan built this mausoleum
  • The name of this Indian mausoleum means "crown of the palace"
  • Dear Teri, what a monumental day. Saw this tomb of Shah Jahan & his wife -- wish you were here!
  • Air pollution is damaging the marble facade of this mausoleum in Agra
  • The white marble dome of this mausoleum in India is decorated with floral patterns & passages from the Koran
  • It's in Agra, India, on the banks of the Yamuna River between the Old Fort & the Protected Forest
  • UNESCO calls this, a world heritage site since 1983, "The jewel of Muslim art in India"
  • Though Mumtaz died in 1631, this tomb of hers (& it was some tomb) wasn't completed until about 1643
  • A red sandstone gate, a mosque & a vast garden surround this tomb in Agra, India
  • Verses from the Koran decorate the walls of this marble tomb in Agra built by Shah Jahan for his late wife
  • Check out this mausoleum complex in Agra, one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture
  • In 1990 this Atlantic City Trump site, not the Agra one, cost a cool billion to build
  • Described as an "elegy in marble", it was completed in the 1640s at a cost of about 32 million rupees
  • (Hi, I'm Sean Hayes.) This Islamic tomb on the Yamuna River in India leads Carter and Edward to a discussion of funeral types in "The Bucket List"
  • In 1632 Shah Jahan began building this Mausoleum for his favorite wife
  • Sari! The two gals seen here don't clash with the image of this edifice behind them
  • 133-foot minarets; 20,000 worked on it; full of Agra-culture
  • This establishment, seen here, isn't in Asia, but in Atlantic City
  • 4 corner minarets helped define this Wonder dedicated to a favorite wife