Emperor Shah Jahan built it in 1632 in honor of his wife Mumtaz Mahal who had died in childbirth with their seventeenth child. It is a memorial and both of them are buried there. During the building of the Taj, Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his own son. He lived in a part of the palace that overlooked the Taj and could only watch the construction. His son felt this was a form of torture as he would never visit the site he designed for his wife.
Tower where Shah Jahan watched the building of the Taj
His jail!
His view
Location:Agra, India
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