Taj Ma*hal" (täj mahäl"). [Corruption of
Per. Mumtaz-i-Mahal, lit., the distinguished one of
the palace, fr. Ar.]
A marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by
the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan, in memory of his favorite wife. In
beauty of design and rich decorative detail it is one of the best
examples of Saracenic architecture.
© Webster 1913.