Taj Mahal's Main Gateway
Main gateway, known as the Darwaza-i-rauza, to the Taj Mahal
- Image ID 53489254
- Production Year 2020
- Length 00:00:05
- Production Company Travel Penguin
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- FormatMP4
Synopsis
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.Darwaza-i-rauza (main gateway) is one of the components of the Taj Mahal complex, with the mausoleum, the mosque and the guest pavilion. It is the gateway to the gardens which, symbolically, represents Paradise. It is also called the "Great Gate"
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