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Taj Mahal built. By Isa Malik . Who. The Taj Mahal was built by an emperor called Shah Jahan emperor Shah Jahan. What. The Taj Mahal was a palace for the emperors wife Mumtaz Mahal. It was made out of white marble. When. It was under construction from 1632 to 1648.
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Taj Mahal built By Isa Malik
Who • The Taj Mahal was built by an emperor called Shah Jahan emperor Shah Jahan.
What • The Taj Mahal was a palace for the emperors wife Mumtaz Mahal. It was made out of white marble.
When • It was under construction from 1632 to 1648. That’s over 350 years ago.
Where • The Taj Mahal was built in Agra which is in north India, as you can see on the map.
Why • The Taj Mahal was built for the emperors wife because she died the year before and her husband made it for her for a memory. • It is now one of the wonders of the world
How • It took over 20,000 workers to build it, they were taken from all over the world to build it.
Extra • The emperor blinded the chief architect and cut his hands of to make sure he would never design anything as beautiful ever again.
Bibliography • http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/252 • http://www.agraindia.org.uk/taj-mahal/who-built-taj-mahal.html • http://www.islamicart.com/library/empires/india/taj_mahal.html • Htto://cashmere.hubpages.com/hub/The-Taj-Mahak-in-Agra