Taj Mahal to others built by Shah Jahan, particularly the "Masjid-i Jahān-Numā", or Jama Masjid, Delhi. The Mughal mosques of this period divide the sanctuary hall into three areas comprising a main sanctuary and slightly smaller sanctuaries on either side. At the Taj Mahal, each sanctuary opens onto an expansive vaulting dome. The outlying buildings were completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal is built on a parcel of land to the south of the walled city of Agra. Shah Jahan presented Maharajah Jai Singh with a large palace in the centre of Agra in exchange for the land. An area of roughly
Taj Mahal (1999 film) Poomparai. The film was initially slated to face a box office battle with several other big films notably Kamal Haasan's "Hey Ram", Mani Ratnam's "Alaipayuthey", Rajiv Menon's "Kandukondain Kandukondain" and Shankar's "Mudhalvan", but the delay of the first three gave "Taj Mahal" a possible leeway to become a success. The New Indian Express gave the film a mixed review citing that it was "vintage Bharatiraja at his best", while also adding that Riya Sen "shines in spite of an alien language and the totally strange cultural milieu in which she is placed". The reviewer adds that "song picturisation is brilliant