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Former good articleTaj Mahal was one of the Art and architecture good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Current status: Delisted good article

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Good article reassessment

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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]

Islam Info Box

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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

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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?

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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

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"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]