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Le Taj Mahal est considéré comme le joyau le plus parfait de l'art musulman en Inde
C'est un mausolée de marbre blanc construit par l'empereur moghol Shâh Jahân en mémoire de son épouse
À la gauche du monument se trouve une mosquée, faite de grès rouge, qui a été construite afin de sanctifier l'endroit et fournir un lieu de culte aux pèlerins. Du côté droit, se trouve une réplique symétrique exacte de la mosquée, connue sous le nom de jawab (« réponse »), destinée à maintenir la symétrie architecturale mais qui n'est pas employée comme mosquée car elle n'est pas orientée vers La Mecque.

The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love.
Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles.
The white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar component of the Taj Mahal, but at the far end of the complex, there are two grand red sandstone buildings that are open to the sides of the tomb. Their backs parallel the western and eastern walls, and the two buildings are precise mirror images of each other. The western building is a mosque and the other is the jawab (answer), whose primary purpose was architectural balance, although it may have been used as a guesthouse. The distinctions between these two buildings include the lack of mihrab (a niche in a mosque's wall facing Mecca) in the jawab and that the floors of jawab have a geometric design, while the mosque floor was laid with outlines of 569 prayer rugs in deep red marble.

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