7 Facts About Taj Mahal

1. Taj Mahal was constructed using materials from all over India and Asia.

2. Taj Mahal is built on a parcel of land to the south of the walled city of Agra.

3. Interior chamber of the Taj Mahal reaches far beyond traditional decorative elements.

4. Taj Mahal incorporates and expands on design traditions of Persian and earlier Mughal architecture.

5. Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, a Persian princess who died giving birth to their 14th child, Gauhara Begum.

6. Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".

7. Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra.