Taj Mahal

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Mughal architecture World Heritage Site mausoleum tourist attraction

The Taj Mahal is a 17th-century white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, renowned worldwide as a masterpiece of Mughal architecture and a symbol of enduring love.

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Label Occurrences
Taj Mahal canonical 68
Taj Mahal complex 3
Taj Mahal (within the city of Agra) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal architecture ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
Mughal dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Mughal
builtFor Mumtaz Mahal ⓘ
builtInCentury 17th century ⓘ
commissionedBy Shah Jahan ⓘ
constructionEnd 1653 ⓘ
constructionStart 1632 ⓘ
containsTombOf Mumtaz Mahal ⓘ
Shah Jahan ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Mumtaz Mahal ⓘ
hasComponent charbagh garden ⓘ
guest house ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
hasFeature calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
central dome ⓘ
four minarets ⓘ
marble inlay work ⓘ
red sandstone gateway ⓘ
reflecting pool ⓘ
symmetrical gardens ⓘ
height approximately 73 metres ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
locatedIn Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
locatedOn right bank of the Yamuna River ⓘ
location Agra ⓘ
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialUsed white marble ⓘ
near Agra Fort ⓘ
Mehtab Bagh ⓘ
partOf Taj Mahal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Taj Mahal complex
purpose tomb ⓘ
recognizedAs masterpiece of Mughal architecture ⓘ
one of the most beautiful buildings in the world ⓘ
symbolizes love ⓘ
mourning ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1983 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific ⓘ
surface form: Asia and the Pacific
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site ⓘ
visitorAttractionRank one of the most visited tourist attractions in India ⓘ

Referenced by (75)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → notableBuilding → Taj Mahal ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Yamuna → passesNear → Taj Mahal ⓘ
northern India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Taj Mahal ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
Uttar Pradesh → containsWorldHeritageSite → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Taj Mahal → partOf → Taj Mahal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taj Mahal complex
Humayun's Tomb → inspired → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Humayun's Tomb → isPrecursorOf → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Agra → knownFor → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Agra → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Agra → famousMonument → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Tribune Tower → stoneFragmentsFrom → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Blues Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Shah Jahan → burialPlace → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Shah Jahan → commissioned → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Islamic art → hasNotableExample → Taj Mahal ⓘ
New7Wonders of the World → includesMonument → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Soarin' Around the World → notableScenesInclude → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Agra Fort → nearby → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Yamuna Expressway → nearbyAttraction → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Agra Airport → servesAsGatewayTo → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Agra Airport → nearbyLandmark → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Indo-Islamic architecture → notableExample → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mumtaz Mahal → burialPlace → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mumtaz Mahal → associatedWork → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mumtaz Mahal → inspiredConstructionOf → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mughal dynasty → patronized → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mughal architecture → hasFamousExample → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mehtab Bagh → locatedOpposite → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mehtab Bagh → hasViewOf → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Mehtab Bagh → locatedNorthOf → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Khurram → commissioned → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Khurram → burialPlace → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Ry Cooder → associatedAct → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Tomb of Akbar the Great → nearbyAttraction → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Sayyid Muhammad → influenced → Taj Mahal ⓘ
subject surface form: Humayun’s Tomb
Sayyid Muhammad → influencedWork → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Agra Cantt railway station → near → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb → influenced → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb → distanceFrom → Taj Mahal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taj Mahal in Agra
Agra division → containsWorldHeritageSite → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Bibi Ka Maqbara → inspiredBy → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Bibi Ka Maqbara → resembles → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Bibi Ka Maqbara → hasAlternateName → Taj Mahal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taj Mahal of the Deccan
Islamic Civilization Park → hasReplicaOf → Taj Mahal ⓘ
House of Babur → notableMonument → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Golden Triangle tourist circuit → includesUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Musamman Burj → hasViewOf → Taj Mahal ⓘ
Beijing World Park → hasReplicaOf → Taj Mahal ⓘ
AGR → near → Taj Mahal ⓘ
subject surface form: Agra Airport
VIAG → servesTouristDestination → Taj Mahal ⓘ