The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Height: 73 m
State Party: India
Visitors: 7–8 million (in 2014)
Architectural style: Mughal architecture
Architects: Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, Ustad Isa
Did you know: The four sides of the Taj Mahal are perfectly identical creating an astonishingly mirrored image on each side
