Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments, [1] often incorporating elements of world music into his work.

'Crown of the Palace') 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 beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.

2017年2月14日 · Built from between 1632 and 1647 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal was dedicated to Jahan’s favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth. But despite its iconic...

2025年2月3日 · The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century. The complex houses the tombs of Shah Jahan and one of his wives, known as Mumtaz Mahal.

It was built by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in 1631 in memory of his third but the most favourite wife, in fact a soul-mate Mumtaz Mahal, a Muslim Persian princess. She died while accompanying her husband in Burhanpur in a campaign to crush a …

2025年2月25日 · The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It sits on the right bank of the Yamuna River, the second-largest tributary of the Ganges, which is an ...

2025年1月25日 · Despite the infinite number of images scattered across the internet, nothing beats an in-person experience of the spellbinding all-marble wonder. A heartbroken ruler’s fitting tribute to his dead queen, it remains an unsurpassed monument to eternal love.

2024年5月27日 · Since its completion in 1653, the Taj Mahal has been admired, celebrated, and mythologized by people around the world. In the 18th and 19th centuries, European travelers and artists, such as Jean-Baptiste Tavernier and William Hodges, helped popularize the Taj Mahal in the West through their writings and paintings.

2025年2月27日 · The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It sits on the right bank of the Yamuna River, the second-largest tributary of the Ganges, which is an atypical spot for a mausoleum. “The Taj Mahal is a very self-aware structure that breaks away from tradition,” explains Rizvi.

Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in Agra, where he took the throne in 1628. First conquered by Muslim invaders in the eleventh century, the city had been transformed into a flourishing area of trade during Shah Jahan’s rule.