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The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the bank of the river Yamuna in Agra.

Apart from Mumtaz Mahal, Taj Mahal also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.

Interestingly, Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being the jewel of Islamic art in India.

Taj Mahal attracts more than five million visitors a year. In 2007, it was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World initiative.

It took 22 years and around 22,000 people to build the Taj Mahal in Agra.

Nearly 1,000 elephants were used to transport necessary construction materials and the cost was about Rs 32 million.

Over 28 different varieties of precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble used to construct the Taj Mahal.

The construction of the Taj Mahal started in 1632 and was completed around 1653.