Popular place in india.

Popular place in INDIA. 1.TAJ MAHAL The  Taj Mahal  ( / ˌ t ɑː dʒ   m ə ˈ h ɑː l ,  ˌ t ɑː ʒ -/ ; [3] meaning "Crown of the Palace" [4] ) 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  (reigned from 1628 to 1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife,  Mumtaz Mahal . The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) [5]  complex, which includes a  mosque  and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens  Location Agra ,  Uttar Pradesh ,  India Coordinates 27°10′30″N   78°02′31″E Height 73 m (240 ft) Built 1632–53 [1] Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri Architectural style(s) Mughal architecture Visitors 7–8 million [2]  (in 2014) Website www.tajmahal.gov.in Location of Taj Mahal in  Uttar pradesh Show map of...