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Taj Mahal

泰姬陵

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ9141 ↗

Inception1631

Area17 ha

Administrative areaQ42941 · Q1498

ArchitectQ2551253

Named afterQ231693

WikipediaTaj Mahal ↗

Chinese Wikipedia泰姬陵 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

Cultural archive

Related poem

The Taj Mahal its fairy towers lifts, till all the world stands hushed before her tomb.

Frances M. Sharpless · The Taj MahalOriginal: The Taj Mahal its fairy towers lifts / Till all the world stands hushed before her tomb.Original work in the public domainSource ↗

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