Taj Mahal built
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Taj Mahal builtBy 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/252http://www.agraindia.org.uk/taj-mahal/who-bu
ilt-taj-mahal.htmlhttp://www.islamicart.com/library/empires/indi
a/taj_mahal.html
Htto://cashmere.hubpages.com/hub/The-Taj-Mahak-in-Agra
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