Replicas of the Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal (, more often ; Persian for "Crown of Palaces", ) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658), to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, many replicas of the Taj Mahal have been created across the world.
Asia
Bangladesh
*Taj Mahal Bangladesh, a scaled copy of the original Taj Mahal located 10 miles east of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka in Sonargaon.
*Lalbagh Fort, an incomplete 17th Century Mughal red sandstone monument inspired by the Taj Mahal. It was built by Shah Jahan's grandson, Muhammad Azam Shah, who later built an another Taj replica in Maharashtra,India- Bibi ka Maqbara.
*Taj Masjid, A taj inspired mosque near Dhaka.
China
*A replica of the Taj Mahal stands in the Window of the World theme park located in the western part of the city of Shenzhen
India
India, the homeland of the original Taj has several replicas spread across the nation:
*Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, Maharashtra; also called as the 'Taj of the Deccan' was built by Shah Jahan's own grandson, Muhammad Azam Shah as an attempt to outdo the original Taj.
*Shahzadi Ka Maqbara, in Chota Imambara, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
*Taj of Bangalore, a 40 feet tall and 70 feet by 70 feet in wide replica of Taj Mahal in Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru was built by Malaysian architect, Sekar in September 2015.
*Monument of Love, in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh was built by a poor pensioner Faizul Hasan Quadri, 77, in memory of his wife Late Tajammuli Begum in his nondescript village in Northern India.
*Vardhman fantasyland in Mumbai, Maharashtra has a miniature replica of the Taj Mahal.
Malaysia
*Mini Taj Mahal in Legoland Malaysia Resort in Nusajaya, Johor
United Arab Emirates
*Taj Arabia is a yet to be built 20-storey 350-room super luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which will be an accurately scaled replica of the Taj Mahal made using glass. The glass hotel and it's wedding hall are complimented with a suite of other Indian-themed facilities.
Europe
UK
*The Thames Taj is a sixty-eight metre floating replica of Taj on the river Thames
*Royal Pavilion also known as the Brighton Pavilion is a former royal residence located in Brighton, England. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India inspired by the Taj Mahal.
North America
Canada
* is a memorial to the Canadian Politician, Thomas Foster in Uxbridge, Ontario inspired by the Taj Mahal.
USA
*Trump Taj Mahal, is a casino located at 1000 Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey and modelled after the Taj Mahal.
*Tripoli Shrine Temple in the Concordia neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Taj Mahal Houseboat, Sausalito, California is a Taj Mahal inspired houseboat in California.

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