Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum that rises from a raised platform on the banks of the Yamuna River. It is distinguished by a large central dome and four minarets positioned at the corners of the platform, all arranged with precise symmetry. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the structure in sixteen thirty-two to serve as a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in sixteen thirty-one.