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The marble mausoleum of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, with its large central dome, four minarets, and reflecting pool in the foreground. Map of India and surrounding countries with a red star marking the location of the Taj Mahal in northern India. The map highlights the Taj Mahal as a World Heritage Site and includes nearby countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. A small inset globe shows the regional context within Asia. Shah Jahan Taj Mahal mausoleum and mosque
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The Taj Mahal palace in India is seen at sunrise, with golden light illuminating its white marble dome and reflecting pool in the foreground. Taj Mahal: southern gateway Taj Mahal: main gateway Large marble portal of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, featuring intricate floral and geometric inlay designs, with visitors standing at the base. Taj Mahal
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Taj Mahal: References & Edit History

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Pratapaditya Pal et al., Romance of the Taj Mahal (1989), collects essays on the court of Shah Jahan. W.E. Begley and Z.A. Desai (compilers and trans.), Taj Mahal: The Illumined Tomb: An Anthology of Seventeenth-Century Mughal and European Documentary Sources (1989), examines sources on all aspects of the building and the people who designed and built it. Jean-Louis Nou, Amina Okada, and M.C. Joshi, Taj Mahal (1993; originally published in French, 1993), discusses the architecture and contains many photographs.

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Modified link of Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Taj Mahal, Agra, India. Sep 21, 2026
Add new Web site: SAALCK Pressbooks Publishing Network - Spaces + Places - Taj Mahal : Agra, India : 1632. May 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Archnet - Taj Mahal. Feb 06, 2026
Added top questions. Feb 05, 2026
Add new Web site: Smarthistory - The Taj Mahal. Oct 01, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - Twilight of the Taj. Jun 11, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 20, 2025
Article revised to discuss the inspiration behind the Taj Mahal. Dec 02, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - The Complete Taj Mahal. Sep 20, 2024
Noted that it is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Apr 01, 2024
Add new Web site: NPR - Taj Mahal: Still Cooking Up 'Heirloom Music' His Own Way. Dec 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Taj Mahal. Sep 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Muslim Heritage - Taj Mahal : The Architecture of Love. Jul 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The Taj Mahal. Mar 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Taj Mahal. Oct 18, 2022
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Taj Mahal, Agra, India. Aug 18, 2022
Corrected display issue. Jan 14, 2021
Article revised. Jan 13, 2021
Corrected display issue. Sep 24, 2019
Removed claim that the Taj Mahal was named after Mumtaz Mahal. Apr 30, 2019
Media added. Aug 11, 2017
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids! - Taj Mahal Facts. Jan 30, 2017
Replaced photographs. Sep 21, 2015
Article revised and updated. Jul 08, 2015
Media added. Jul 08, 2015
Add new Web site: Indian Child - Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh, India. May 26, 2014
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Taj Mahal, Agra, India. May 26, 2014
Add new Web site: Old and Sold - The Taj Mahal. May 08, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Taj Mahal. Jan 27, 2013
Add new Web site: Cultural India - Indian Monuments - Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Jan 27, 2013
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Taj Mahal in Agra. Jan 27, 2013
Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Taj Mahal. Jan 27, 2013
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Taj Mahal, Agra, India. Jan 27, 2013
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Jan 27, 2013
Reordered placement of photographs. Jul 20, 2012
Media added. Jul 01, 2011
Article revised and updated. Mar 05, 2009
Added new Web site: The Official Site of Taj Mahal. Feb 20, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - The Taj Mahal. Feb 16, 2009
Added new Web site: The Taj Mahal - Fact of the Taj Mahal. Dec 06, 2007
Added new Web site: PBS - Treasures of the World - The Notorious Hope Diamond. Sep 20, 2006
Added new Web site: PBS - Treasures of the World - Taj Mahal: Memorial to Love. Sep 15, 2006
Added new Web site: The Great Buildings Collection - Taj Mahal. May 12, 2006
Article revised. Apr 26, 2002
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Mar 24, 1999
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