At the apex of the Mughal empire, the Shah Jahan commisioned a structure to house the body of his second wife, who died giving birth to their fourteenth child. The world's most beautiful mausoleum was completed in 1648. Try to arrive in the morning or evening "golden hours" for the view at the end of the mirror-like reflecting pool. While most associate the Taj Mahal with its ivory-tiled mosque, the property includes an expansive charbagh, or Mughal garden, as well a magnificent final resting place of a favored servant.
