The Taj Mahal

Name: Taj Mahal
Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India
Construction started: 1631
Completed: 1653
Opened: 1648
Height: 240'
Built by: Shah Jahan
Architects: Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, Ustad Isa
Architectural styles: Mughal architecture, Iranian architecture
Website: www.tajmahal.com/

To know:

- The Taj Mahal (Crown Palace) is India's most famous structure and maybe the most beautiful piece  of architecture in the world.
- The Taj Mahal is set on a raised platform which is 6.6 meters (20 ft) high and covers an area of 93.9 sq. meters (313 sq ft).
-The corner minarets are 41.1 meters (137 ft) high.
-The tomb is the representation of the queen's house in Paradise.
-Its setting was based on the palace gardens of the great nobles which lined both sides of the river at Agra India.