Taj Mahal Company Profile

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Company Name	Taj Mahal
Website	www.tajmahal.gov.in
Snippet	The Taj Mahal (/ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl, ˌtɑːʒ-/;[4] lit. 'Crown of the Palace', [taːdʒ ˈmɛːɦ(ə)l])[5] is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.
Area	17 hectares[1]
Built	1632–53[2]
Height	73 m (240 ft)
Website	www.tajmahal.gov.in
Criteria	Cultural: i
Location	Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Visitors	7–8 million[3] (in 2014)
Architect	Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Built for	Mumtaz Mahal
Reference	252
Coordinates	27°10′30″N 78°02′31″E / 27.17500°N 78.04194°E / 27.17500; 78.04194Coordinates: 27°10′30″N 78°02′31″E / 27.17500°N 78.04194°E / 27.17500; 78.04194
Inscription	1983 (7th session)
Governing body	Government of India
Architectural style(s)	Mughal architecture

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