Secrets of the Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, which is the symbol of India, an architectural jewel and the monument to a grand passion, was built in the 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan, ruler of India’s mighty Mughal Empire. Shah Jahan, whose name literally means 'king of the world’, gave the world an architectural masterpiece of a kind it had never seen before. It’s also the legend of his beloved queen, Mumtaz Mahal, and of their immortal love. Mumtaz Mahal, which also means ‘the chosen one of the palace’, has her final resting place in this world’s most beautiful building.