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Huge number of tourist visit to Taj Mahal which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It looks different during the different hours of the day. The marble used is somewhat translucent and very reflective. This means the surface of Taj Mahal reacts interestingly with light. Two red stone structures are erected on either sides of the Taj. While one among these is a Mosque, the other is architecturally called Mehman Khana. Both of these structures are designed far from the central mausoleum to provide an unobstructed view of the Taj. The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired maste