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Taj Mahal

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Result: delisted (t · c) buidhe 18:29, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article has multiple 'citation needed' tags. A few citations are lacking some parameters. Further, the article does not adequately describe (Hindutva) hatred towards the monument. Historical detailing related to its construction fails to provide enough context. DTM (talk) 11:36, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think the 'Gallery' section of the article should be removed at least, per WP:GALLERY. --Yoonadue (talk) 16:20, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Islam Info Box

The Taj Mahal has a mosque on its grounds, has Quranic scripture on its walls, and is a tomb for Muslim royalty. As such, especially the first point, I believe the info box should list its affiliation as Islam or Sunni Islam, and the info box should be made green. Thoughts on this?

Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2024

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The Taj Mahal is not a Mosque.This is a Temple of Lord Shiva Named Tejo Mahalaya Mandir build in 1120 years ago.by a Super King of Akhand Bharat.Therefore please edit the wrong details of Tejo Mahalaya Mandir.Please write the Right Name Tejo Mahalaya Mandir. Thanking you. Dharmyuddh Party (talk) 11:19, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: See e.g. Malhotra, Raghu (14 May 2022). "Explained: The persistent theory that Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple called 'Tejo Mahalaya'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 August 2024. Sam Sailor 11:31, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Area of gardens is incorrectly stated

The area of the gardens is incorrectly written as 300 m2. Measured on Google Maps, it is a square of sides approximately 300 metres long, which works out to 90,000 m2 (9 hectares, or about 22 acres).

Please see the Wiki for Area, section units for details, if required. 114.23.108.214 (talk) 09:54, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of Hindu nationalist sentiment?

There's pretty well documented negative sentiment about the building amongst Hindu nationalists. example. Article doesn't seem to mention it at all seefooddiet (talk) 22:16, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is mentioned in the Myths section. Of course these are silly conspiracy theories so there’s no need to go into them in detail. SKAG123 (talk) 16:40, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cost of Taj Mahal

"The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around ₹5 million, which in 2023 would be approximately ₹35 billion (US$77.8 million)."

The conversion from Indian Rupees to USD does not make sense. Also, I'm see different estimations regarding the actual cost online. ID1249 (talk) 16:55, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Arcthitect listed as "Ahmad Lahori" is Pseudo-History

they keep adding his name back up based on bad history, theres a pretty in-depth refutation i wrote using the best living academic on that topic ebba koch as my source.

you can read it in full here Talk:Ustad Ahmad Lahori with every claim sourced with page numbers.

no record credits or corroborates Ahmad Lahori however they do credit other names with the Taj, the only uncorroborated claim comes about his role by his own son and has as much validity as their contemporary Sebastian Manrique, who saw the Taj under construction in 1640-41, and declared that an Italian goldsmith named 'Geronimo Veroneo' had prepared the design.

please see the talk page titled "Myths about ustad ahmad lahori's role as the chief architect of shahjahan" at Talk:Ustad Ahmad Lahori and can we get this fixed? Goshua55 (talk) 13:27, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

also @Benison

why did you strike me for " unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia" when koch is the strongest academic authority alive on this issue and i used her as my source? Goshua55 (talk) 13:36, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Benison Goshua55 (talk) 13:36, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Goshua55, Hi. As I have left the message in your talk page along with SKAG123 and Ponyo, that you have been adding content without providing any reliable source supporting your claim. Please provide multiple independent and reliable sources to prove your claim. Furthermore, any such change must be discussed in this talk page and a consensus must be reached before adding it onto the page. Until then, kindly refrain from adding the same thing over and over as it will constitute as disruptive editing.
If you have any doubts, you are more than welcome to ask it at Teahouse, which is the perfect place to start with these clashes. Thank you and happy editing. — — Benison (Beni · talk) 16:51, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

they left messages for my editing this same contested topic on ahmad lahori and asked me to be patient and talk it out first, which now i have been doing and i have also raised a dispute.

anyways my edit was with a solid source, the best possible available on that topic.

and thank you for the teahouse suggestion. Goshua55 (talk) 18:58, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]