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The Taj Mahal was built as a tomb for an emperor’s wife. The world’s most expensive “I miss you.”

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Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal. Built in the 1600s, it’s both a mausoleum and a masterpiece of Mughal architecture.

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