Taj Mahal

American  

[tahzh muh-hahl, tahj] / ˈtɑʒ məˈhɑl, ˈtɑdʒ /

noun

1. a white marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (fl. 1628–58) for his favorite wife.

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Taj Mahal British  

/ ˈtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl /

noun

1. a white marble mausoleum in central India, in Agra on the Jumna River: built (1632–43) by the emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal; regarded as the finest example of Mogul architecture

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Taj Mahal Cultural  

1. A marble mausoleum in India, built in the seventeenth century by a king for his wife. The Taj Mahal usually appears on lists of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

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Etymology

Origin of Taj Mahal

From Arabic and Persian: literally, “crown palace” or “crown place”; taj; mahal

Example Sentences

They had taken in the Taj Mahal, visited museums and posed for selfies with onlookers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The French move has few precedents elsewhere in Europe, but is more common in developing countries, where tariffs at sites such as Machu Picchu in Peru or the Taj Mahal in India vary.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

And that’s presuming you do make it to the Taj Mahal.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Jardines del Humaya, a sprawling cemetery on the outskirts of Sinaloa’s capital, Culiacán, contains several enormous mausoleums, including one made to resemble the Taj Mahal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

I was happy that she’d made it to the Taj Mahal to watch the sunrise with her mom.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama