Built of the finest white marble and inlaid with precious stones, the Taj Mahal is flanked by two mosques on either side. Since Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth, the Taj Mahal is today an Urs or place ...

“the special boxes where they were buried together forever.” In the completely symmetrical Taj Mahal complex, the tombs are the only nonsymmetrical components. Mumtaz Mahal’s resting place ...

In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the ...

more than three million travelers have visited India's Taj Mahal. The white marble monument—completed over some 15 years by the emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife, Mumtaz Mahal ...

Alex Masi Upon the death of wife Mumtaz Mahal, shown here ... whose bodies are reportedly buried below. Alex Masi The Taj's lustrous white marble was quarried 200 miles away and hauled to the ...

The Taj Mahal’s story begins with the love of Shah Jahan, a Mughal emperor, and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. They got married in ...

Her body was then buried in the Taj Mahal in Agra ... elect among all the women of the time", gave her the title 'Mumtaz Mahal' Begum (Chosen One of the Palace). 18 AH). The intervening years ...

In the same year, during a discussion reported by India Today, Shia leaders also entered the debate, claiming that since Mumtaz Mahal was a Shia Muslim, the Taj Mahal had a special connection to ...

After many years of happy marriage, Mumtaz passed away during the birth of her 14th child. To commemorate their undying love for one another, the Shah built the Taj Mahal as an elaborate tomb.

Based on the historical legend, this commercially successful film delves into the context of why Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in fond remembrance of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.