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Empress Nur Jahan built it for her father, the first Mughal structure in white marble, and the model for the Taj Mahal.
The first Mughal structure built entirely of white marble with extensive pietra dura inlay, commissioned by Empress Nur Jahan for her father and widely considered the design prototype for the Taj Mahal.
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