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Taj Mahal

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The Taj Mahal, lit. 'Crown of the Palace', is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.

Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years. The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around ₹32 million, which in 2020 would be approximately ₹70 billion (about U.S. $1 billion). The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. Various types of symbolism have been employed in the Taj to reflect natural beauty and divinity.

The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage". It is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India's rich history. The Taj Mahal attracts more than 6 million visitors a year and in 2007, it was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World (2000–2007) initiative.

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30NOV24 2321Z VIDP VIAG Jonathan Araujo Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) -88 ft/m 112 nm 00:36 View
30NOV24 2130Z OJAQ VIAG CPT. R D Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -313 ft/m 2366 nm 04:34 View
25NOV24 1500Z VABB VIAG Hockeydan99 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -188 ft/m 608 nm 01:16 View
22NOV24 2305Z VIAG VIAG J.A. Eurofighter EF 2000 / Typhoon (EUFI) -50 ft/m 138 nm 00:18 View
16NOV24 0705Z KGUC VIAG Seany69 Experimental >200kts (HXC) -108 ft/m 7212 nm 01:43 View
08NOV24 1744Z VIJN VIAG Frank Nillies Bell-Boeing *V-22 Osprey (V22) -82 ft/m 201 nm 00:50 View
01NOV24 2331Z VIBY VIAG Scotty Clifford Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-550/700 (CRJ7) -82 ft/m 189 nm 00:34 View
31OCT24 1205Z VIDP VIAG VAF155 Alberto Boeing 737-700 (B737) -258 ft/m 124 nm 00:25 View
31OCT24 0624Z OPIS VIAG Andrea Goldoni Airbus A330-900 (A339) -109 ft/m 517 nm 01:18 View
25OCT24 1644Z VASI VIAG Roland Kovacs Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -46 ft/m 116 nm 00:35 View
23OCT24 0620Z VI39 VIAG J_Thananrat Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) -103 ft/m 187 nm 00:47 View
13OCT24 2149Z OMDB VIAG VAF115 Emanuel Boeing 767-300 (B763) -118 ft/m 1288 nm 02:47 View
13OCT24 0939Z VAAH VIAG Starkus Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -72 ft/m 454 nm 01:59 View
12OCT24 0315Z OJAQ VIAG Thawatchai Kattirat Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -239 ft/m 2414 nm 04:56 View
06OCT24 1846Z VIDP VIAG 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐎 Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -179 ft/m 130 nm 00:31 View
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30SEP24 1215Z OJAQ VIAG Unknown Boeing 747-400 (B744) -488 ft/m 2319 nm 04:28 View
24SEP24 1433Z VIBN VIAG Captain Bananas Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -115 ft/m 288 nm 01:04 View
19SEP24 2013Z VIDX VIAG TI KKI Pacific Aerospace P-750 XStol (P750) -415 ft/m 164 nm 01:16 View
18SEP24 2148Z VAAH VIAG RunkingRolf Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -21 ft/m 380 nm 01:04 View