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In which city is the Taj Mahal located?
Answer: Agra
In which Indian state is the Taj Mahal found?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Can you name the person who commissioned the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Emperor Shah Jahan
The Taj Mahal was built in memory of which person?
Answer: Mumtaz Mahal
Can you tell us the year the construction of the Taj Mahal began?
Answer: 1632
Approximately how many years did it take to build the Taj Mahal?
Answer: 22 years
Can you name the year Taj Mahal was completed?
Answer: 1653
Can you tell us the primary building material of the Taj Mahal?
Answer: White marble
The Taj Mahal is situated on the banks of which river?
Answer: Yamuna River
Can you tell us the architectural style Taj Mahal is most associated with?
Answer: Mughal architecture
How many minarets surround the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Four
Can you tell us the height of the central dome of the Taj Mahal?
Answer: About 73 meters
What UNESCO designation does the Taj Mahal hold?
Answer: World Heritage Site
Can you tell us the year Taj Mahal was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Answer: 1983
Can you tell us the main function of the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Mausoleum
Who was the chief architect of the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Ustad Ahmad Lahauri
Can you tell us the name of the ornamental gardens surrounding the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Charbagh gardens
Can you tell us the geometric design principle used in the Taj Mahal’s layout?
Answer: Symmetry
Can you tell us the meaning of “Taj Mahal”?
Answer: Crown of Palaces
Which Mughal emperor imprisoned Shah Jahan after the Taj Mahal was built?
Answer: Aurangzeb
How many artisans and workers were employed to build the Taj Mahal?
Answer: About 20,000
Can you tell us the height of each minaret of the Taj Mahal?
Answer: About 40 meters
Can you tell us the name of the platform on which the Taj Mahal stands?
Answer: Plinth
Can you tell us the shape of the Taj Mahal’s central dome?
Answer: Onion-shaped dome
Can you tell us the material that was used for the calligraphy on the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Black marble
Can you tell us the name of the decorative technique used to inlay stones in the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Pietra dura
Can you tell us the height of the Taj Mahal’s gateway arch?
Answer: About 30 meters
What is the name of the ornamental pool in front of the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Reflecting pool
Can you tell us the name of the decorative floral motifs on the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Arabesques
Can you tell us the name of the decorative lattice screens inside the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Jali screens
Can you tell us the name of the decorative arches inside the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Iwans
Can you tell us the name of the decorative niches inside the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Mihrabs