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Why the Taj Mahal was built
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Royal mausoleum of the Samanids
Royal mausoleum of the Samanids, completed before 942 ce,...
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Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Atatürk Mausoleum
The Atatürk Mausoleum, Ankara, Turkey.
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Bayram Khan: mausoleum relief tile
Relief tile work from the mausoleum of Bayram Khan at Fathabad, Uzbekistan, late...
Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; photograph John Webb
Nūr al-Dīn mausoleum
Mausoleum of Nūr al-Dīn, Damascus.
Toba Tek
Orchha: mausoleums
Mausoleums on the banks of the Betwa River, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Henry Flower
Taj Mahal
Considered the peak of Mughal architecture, the Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal...
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Valley of the Fallen
The Valley of the Fallen, a mausoleum located on the southern slopes of the Sierra...
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