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Which city is home to the Taj Mahal, the 17th-century white marble mausoleum built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan?
Answer
Agra
The Taj Mahal stands on the southern bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Shah Jahan commissioned it around 1632 CE as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, and it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
💡 Did you know?
Shah Jahan planned to build an identical mausoleum in black marble directly across the Yamuna River from the Taj Mahal — for himself — but was deposed by his son before construction could begin.
Other options people guess
- Jaipur
- Delhi
- Varanasi
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- mughal
- world-heritage
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