Taj Mahal, India - art.

Taj Mahal, India - art. The Taj Mahal, designed as a tomb for the wife of a 17th-century Mughal emperor, was constructed by about 20,000 workers from 1631 to 1648 in ? gra, a city in northern India. The massive domed structure was constructed in the IndoIslamic style, using white marble and inlaid gems. At each corner is a minaret (prayer tower), and passages from the Qur'an (Koran), the Muslim holy book, adorn the outside walls. The bodies of the emperor and his wife remain in a vault below the building. Will and Deni McIntyre/Photo Researchers, Inc.