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Did Shah Jahan plan to build a Black Taj Mahal?

New Delhi: Taj Mahal   was built as the essence of   love and beauty by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. But do you know Shah Jahan would have built




This was to act as his burial place, as his own mausoleum.

He decided to construct it opposite the bank of the River Yamuna and connect the two monuments by a beautiful decorated bridge. Shah Jahan began to build the tomb, but the war with Aurangzeb (his son) interrupted his plan.

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