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Taj Mahal: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 73 m.

mausoleum height

73 m = 7,300 cm. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

1653Completion of the complex

A marble mausoleum topped by a large dome.

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Taj Mahal, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A marble mausoleum dominated by a large dome. Displayed dimension: height of the mausoleum.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Detailed interpreted illustration. It is not a photograph, an architectural survey or an exact scientific reconstruction.

Completion of the complex: 1653. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. The main mausoleum predates the commonly cited completion of the complex; construction began in 1632.

Illustration sources

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Source coverage: Height of the tower alone; other monuments at the site excluded.