Taj Mahal
Agra
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- From the start
- 5,769.7 km
- From Varanasi
- 597.3 km
- Journey
- 5,973.6 km
The landmark story
The Taj Mahal, the ivory-white marble mausoleum on the Yamuna in Agra, was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The mausoleum was finished in 1648 and the whole complex around 1653.
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