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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.

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.

Etymology

Origin of Taj Mahal

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

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