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The Taj Mahal stands serene and perfect in its garden of cypresses and reflecting pools on the banks of the river Yamuna in Agra. Its pure white marble shimmers silver in the moonlight, glows softly pink at dawn, and at close of day reflects the fiery tints of the setting sun. Shahjehan built the Taj in memory of Mumtaz Mahal who died giving birth to their 14th child. No cost was spared to make it the most beautiful monument the world had ever seen. White marble and red sandstone, silver and gold, moonstone and jade, lapis lazuli and coral were fashioned by 20 000 skilled workers to make the emperor’s dream a reality. It took 22 years to complete – a symbol of eternal love where Shahjehan too lies buried, re-united as last with his beloved Mumtaz.
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