Ustad Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori (Indian, active ca. 1630-148)
Indian
1631-1648
Built by the emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658) as the tomb for his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Begum (died 1631), the Taj Mahal is situated on the south bank of the Yamuna River some distance from the city center.
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
faced with white marble inlaid with colored stones
Mughal
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Saif Haq
Mughal, Indian (South Asian)
Architecture and City Planning
Taj Mahal
mausoleums