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Taj Mahal
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Taj Mahal
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The
Taj Mahal is one of spectacular architecture still standing
today! The TajMahal is located in Agra. former capital of India
in 16th and 17th century. TajMahal was built by Emperor Shah
Jahan, in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1612.
The TajMahal even though called a palace, is in fact a tomb build
to house the mortal remains of Mumtaz Mahal. This massive domed
structure was contructed by 20,000 workers, it was constructed in
the Indo-Islamic style using white marble and inlaid gems. At
each corner of this structure is a minaret (prayer tower in the
muslim religion), and passages from the Koran, the holy book of
the Muslims. 
The
bodies of the emperor and his beloved wife remain in a vault
inside and below the building. Since I lived in India I had a
chance to visit this amazing place, it breath-taking moment when
you see the Taj Mahal in person. There has also been rumors and
stories that after the Taj Mahal was build the emperor cut off
the hands of those 20,000 workers who had constructed the
Mahal(which means palace in Hindi), the emperor did that so those
workers would not be able to construct such a beautiful
architecture again. I strongly encourage you to vist the Taj
Mahal, if you get an opperunity to visit it!