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  2. Taj Mahal - Wikipedia

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    The Taj Mahal is a major tourist attraction and attracts a large number of domestic and foreign visitors. About five million visitors visited Taj Mahal in the financial year 2022–23. [3] A three-tier pricing system is in place, with a significantly lower entrance fee for Indian citizens and more expensive ones for foreigners.

  3. Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal - Wikipedia

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    The Taj Mahal complex was conceived as a replica on earth of the house of the departed in paradise (inspired by a verse by the imperial goldsmith and poet, Bibadal Khan). [note 2] [8] This theme, common in most Mughal funerary architecture, permeates the entire complex and informs the detailed design of all the elements. [25]

  4. P. N. Oak - Wikipedia

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    Purushottam Nagesh Oak (2 March 1917 – 4 December 2007) was a historical negationist from India. [1]Among his prominent claims were that Christianity and Islam are both derivatives of Hinduism; that Vatican City, Kaaba, Westminster Abbey and the Taj Mahal were once Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva; and that the Papacy was originally a Vedic Priesthood.

  5. Shah Jahan period architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Taj Mahal is located outside of Agra and is the centre feature of a broader complex of buildings. [4] The Taj is a mausoleum for Shah Jahan's favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The broader complex includes the residential garden, the mosque, Mihman Khana (assembly hall), the wall towers, pool and garden wall pavilions. [14]

  6. Mumtaz Mahal - Wikipedia

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    Mumtaz Mahal is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Ram Daryani, starring Veena in the titular role. [73] Bina Rai portrayed Mumtaz Mahal in M. Sadiq's film Taj Mahal (1963). [76] Zeba played the role of Mumtaz Mahal in S. T. Zaidi's Taj Mahal (1968). Shahzadi Mumtaz, an Indian film starring Asokan and Shakuntala released in 1977. [73]

  7. Abdul Hamid Lahori - Wikipedia

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    Taj Mahal, the world-renowned monument was built and completed by the end of 1653 or early 1654 in the 17th-century. Therefore, the 350th anniversary of Taj Mahal actually occurred around 1994. [ 1 ] More than 20,000 workers toiled for years to build the majestic Taj Mahal with four slender minarets.

  8. Taj Mahal disappears behind thick smog as severe pollution ...

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    Toxic smog shrouded India's iconic Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday (November 14), rendering it barely visible from the surrounding gardens of the 17th-century monument. The dense haze also enveloped ...

  9. Shah Jahan - Wikipedia

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    His most famous building was the Taj Mahal, which he built out of love for his wife, the empress Mumtaz Mahal. His relationship with Mumtaz Mahal has been heavily adapted into Indian art, literature and cinema. Shah Jahan personally owned the royal treasury, and several precious stones such as the Kohinoor.