No, it is a mausoleum built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. Started in 1631, it was completed around 1648.
It was originally a Hindu temple.
The Hindus say that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple and that Shah Jahan only acquired it and adapted it to his own needs even though he was Muslim.
under the taj mahal is water
Taj mahal - Is an Ancient Siva Temple - Not Built by Shah JahanPl. pass on this link ... This story has been challenged by Professor P.N. Oak, author of Taj Mahal: The True Story, who believes that the whole world has been duped. He claims that the Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz Mahal's tomb, but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya), worshiped by the Rajputs of Agra city.Many rooms in the Taj Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan's time, and are still inaccessible to the public. Oak asserts they contain a headless statue of Shiva and other objects commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples.
Taj mahal - Is an Ancient Siva Temple - Not Built by Shah JahanPl. pass on this link ... This story has been challenged by Professor P.N. Oak, author of Taj Mahal: The True Story, who believes that the whole world has been duped. He claims that the Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz Mahal's tomb, but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya), worshiped by the Rajputs of Agra city.Many rooms in the Taj Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan's time, and are still inaccessible to the public. Oak asserts they contain a headless statue of Shiva and other objects commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples.
No, it is in Agra.
Islamic and Hindu
Taj Mahal
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How have Hindu nationalists tried to claim it as a Hindu design?
yes it is a building but it is also a temple
Taj Mahal!!!!!