Shah Jahan period architecture: Quick Facts

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Date	1628 - 1658

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The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, is shown in sunlight with its white marble domes and minarets reflected in a long rectangular pool in front.

Khāṣṣ Mahal, the private apartments of the emperor Shah Jahān in the fort at Agra, Uttar Pradesh state, India, c. 1637.

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