Taj Mahal

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Taj Mahal. A monument and tomb, built at Agra in India by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jehān (1592–1666), for his favourite wife Mumtaz-i-Māhāl. Shah Jehān was also buried within it, their tombs being surrounded by a marble screen bearing the ninety-nine beautiful names of Allāh. It was built between 1632 and 1647, and is now seriously threatened by air pollution.

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