The gardens of the Taj Mahal, located in �gra, are an example of 17th-century Islamic architecture. The use of symmetry and pattern is evident in the relationship between sun and shade, plants and water, and light and dark. The effect is that of a Persian rug leading to the entrance of the famous mausoleum.
The Taj Mahal, designed as a tomb for the wife of a 17th-century Mughal emperor, was constructed by about 20,000 workers from 1632 to 1648 in �gra, a city in northern India. The massive domed structure was constructed in the Indo-Islamic style, using white marble and inlaid gems. At each corner is a minaret (prayer tower), and passages from the Koran, the Muslim holy book, adorn the outside walls. The bodies of the emperor and his wife remain in a vault below the building.
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