The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal. '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 built in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan, 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 wall.
Construction of the Taj Mahal was essentially completed in 1643, but work continued on other
phases of the project for another 10 years. 
The Red Fort

The Red Fort or Lal Qila is a historic fort in Old Delhi, Delhi in India that served as the main

residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red
Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi.,
On 15 August 1947, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, raised the Indian
flag above the Lahori Gate. Every year on India's Independence Day (15 August), the Prime
Minister hoists the Indian tricolour flag at the fort's main gate and delivers a nationally broadcast
speech from its ramparts.