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Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a National Park, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve. The park is well known for its rare endemic and endangered wildlife like the Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid Hare, Golden Langur and Pygmy Hog.
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The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum in Agra, India that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered as the finest example of Mughal architecture with is a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkisk, Indian and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.
The white domed marble and tile mausoleum is the most prominent, the Taj is an integrated symmetric complex of structures that was completed in 1648. The principal designer of the Taj is Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The grief-stricken Shah Jahan, emperor during the Mughal Empire’s period of greatest prosperity, ordered the construction soon after the death of his third wife. The principal mausoleum was completed in 1648 with the surrounding buildings and gardens added later.