'Entrance to the Taj Mahal, Agra', 1826 (c)

Lithograph by Captain John Luard (1790-1875), from a series of 60 lithographs entitled, 'Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar, drawn from nature and on stone', published by C Hullmandel, J Graf and Soret, 1838 (c).

The Taj Mahal is the white marble mausoleum commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is situated on the bank of the Yamuna River at Agra in Uttar Pradesh. It was completed in the 1640s and houses the tombs of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan himself. The complex was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and attracts millions of visitors every year.