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	'''Musamman Burj''' also known as the Saman Burj or the Shah-burj, is an octagonal tower standing close to the [[Shah Jahan]]'s private hall Diwan-e-Khas in [[Agra Fort]].<ref>http://~~www~~.~~gulf~~-~~daily~~-~~news~~.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=128152</ref>		'''Musamman Burj''' also known as the Saman Burj or the Shah-burj, is an octagonal tower standing close to the [[Shah Jahan]]'s private hall Diwan-e-Khas in [[Agra Fort]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Al Alawi\|first=Dalal\|date=25 November 2005\|title=Dream journey back in time...\|work=Gulf Digital News\|url=http://archives.gdnonline.com/NewsDetails.aspx?date=04/07/2015&storyid=128152\|access-date=18 February 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307184247/http://archives.gdnonline.com/NewsDetails.aspx?date=04/07/2015&storyid=128152\|archive-date=7 March 2016}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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[[File:Musamman Burj (Agra Fort)-3.jpg|thumb|right|275px|View of Musamman Burj from northwest, with the Yamuna river and the Taj Mahal]]
[[File:InsideAgraFort.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Interior of the Musamman Burj]]

'''Musamman Burj''' also known as the Saman Burj or the Shah-burj, is an octagonal tower standing close to the [[Shah Jahan]]'s private hall Diwan-e-Khas in [[Agra Fort]].<ref>http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=128152</ref>

==History==
Musamman Burj was built by [[Shah Jahan]] for his beloved wife [[Mumtaz Mahal]]. It is said that at first a small marble palace built by [[Akbar]] was situated at this site, which was later demolished by [[Jehangir]] to erect new buildings. [[Shah Jahan]] in his turn chose this site to erect the multi-storied marble tower inlaid with precious stones for [[Mumtaz Mahal]]. It was built between 1631–40 and offers exotic views of the famous [[Taj Mahal]].

==Architecture==
The Musamman Burj is made of delicate marble lattices with ornamental niches so that the ladies of the court could gaze out unseen. The decoration of the walls is [[pietra dura]]. The chamber has a marble dome on top and is surrounded by a verandah with a beautiful carved fountain in the center.

The tower looks out over the River [[Yamuna]] and is traditionally considered to have one of the most poignant views of the [[Taj Mahal]]. It is here that [[Shah Jahan]] along with his favorite daughter [[Jahanara Begum]] had spent his last few years as a captive of his son [[Aurangzeb]]. He lay here on his death bed while gazing at the [[Taj Mahal]] in [[Agra]].

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Musamman Burj (Agra Fort)-1.jpg|View from South
File:Musamman Burj (Agra Fort)-2.jpg|Closer view from South
File:RedFortAgra-Musamman-Burj-20080211-1.jpg|Detail of the verandah
File:RedFortAgra-Musamman-Burj-20080211-4.jpg|Detail of the interior decoration
File:Agra Fort - Musamman Burj.jpg|Interior
File:MBDecorations.JPG|Decorations on the wall of Musamman Burj
File:Musamman BurjRed Fort-Agra-India541607.JPG|Taj Mahal from Musamman burj
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Shah Jahani Mahal]]
*[[Moti Masjid, Agra|Moti Masjid]]

==References==
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[[Category:Agra Fort]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1640]]
[[Category:Towers in India]]
[[Category:1640 establishments in India]]

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