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Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Royal mausoleum of the Samanids
Taj Mahal
Atatürk Mausoleum
Bayram Khan: mausoleum relief tile
Nūr al-Dīn mausoleum
Orchha: mausoleums
Taj Mahal
Valley of the Fallen
Why the Taj Mahal was built
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Richard Morris Hunt
American architect

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Taj Mahal, Agra, India. UNESCO World Heritage Site (minarets; Muslim, architecture; Islamic architecture; marble; mausoleum)
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Xi'an clay terracota soldiers, China. Terracotta Army inside the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, 3rd century BCE.
21 Tombs Around the World