Taj Mahal

A mausoleum in Agra built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal between 1632 and 1653: a white marble dome above the Yamuna river, a formal garden crossed by channels, and inlaid calligraphy and precious stones, which make it the most famous Islamic building in the world. ¹

It was inscribed on the UNESCO list in 1983; it has become the symbol of India, of love and of death alike, and an example in every book on Islamic architecture. ¹