Beautiful Taj Mahal In India
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Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal Exterior.jpg
Location Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates 27°10'30?N 78°02'31?ECoordinates: 27°10'30?N 78°02'31?E
Height 73 metres (240 ft)
Built 1632–53[1]
Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Architectural style(s) Mughal architecture
Visitors 7–8 million[2] (in 2014)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type Cultural
Criteria (i)
Designated 1983 (7th session)
Reference no. 252
State Party India
Region Asia-Pacific
Taj Mahal is located in India Taj Mahal
Location of Agra within India
The Taj Mahal (/?t??d? m?'h??l/, more often /'t???/;[3] meaning Crown of the Palace[4]) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was