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Packard Ad (May–July, 1931) – That glorious architectural masterpiece, the Taj Mahal, was conceived in 1630 by Shah Jahan as a tribute to his devoted wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It marked the of a great art epoch. The chosen design was that of Ustad Isa, a Byzantine Turk. Master builders were assembled from many part of India and Central Asia. Twenty thousand artisans were employed. All were inspired in this crowning achievement by the genius and symbolic ideals of the emperor's architect
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