Taj Mahal
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Summary
Taj Mahal is a mausoleum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of mausoleum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78,742 views/month, #1 of 298).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Agra[4], Uttar Pradesh[5]
- Country: India[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yamuna[7]
- Instance of: tomb[8]
- Architect: Ahmad Lahori[9]
- Commissioned by: Shah Jahan[10]
- Founder: Shah Jahan[11]
- Named after: Mumtaz Mahal[12]
- Based on: Humayun's Tomb[13]
- Architectural style: Islamic architecture[14], architecture of Iran[15], Mughal architecture[16]
- Made from material: marble[17]
- Commons category: Taj Mahal[18]
- Coordinate location: 27.175, 78.04194444444444[19]
- Official website: https://www.tajmahal.gov.in/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taj Mahal[21]
- Commons gallery: Taj Mahal - ताजमहल[22]
- Quantity: 4[23]
- Visitors per year: 6,532,366[24]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band[26]
- Shape: octagon[27]
- Heritage designation: Monument of National Importance[28], World Heritage Site[29]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[30]
- Date of official opening: 1653[31]
- Native label: ताज महल[32], تاج مَحَل[33], تاج محل[34]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Taj Mahal include Taj Mahal Palace Hotel[35], a hotel[36], in India[37], founded in 1903[38], headquartered in Mumbai[39]; Taj Mahal Bangladesh[40], a building[41], in Bangladesh[42]; and 85267 it[43], an asteroid[44].
Why It Matters
Taj Mahal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Taj Mahal Palace Hotel[35], a hotel[36], in India[37], founded in 1903[38], headquartered in Mumbai[39]; Taj Mahal Bangladesh[40], a building[41], in Bangladesh[42]; and 85267 it[43], an asteroid[44].