It is walled around and all but one of the four gates is false, and there is no visible stairway to climb to its upper platform.
It is walled around and all but one of the four gates is false, and there is no visible stairway to climb to its upper platform. It is flanked by two buildings of red sandstone one a decorative rest house and the other a mosque. Its height and width are the same discounting the four minarets at its corner. It overlooks the Yamura River and its primary room is octagonal in shape symbolizing the eight gardens of Paradise. Topped with a balloon shaped dome most visitors remember its white marble mirrored in a long reflecting pool. FTP, name this mausoleum in Agra built for the wife of Shah Jahan.
It is walled around and all but one of the four gates is false, and there is no visible stairway to climb to its upper platform.
{Taj Mahal}.