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This is a picture of a 17th century-CE monument, built-in red sandstone by a Mughal emperor.

Who built this monument?
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Solution
Shahjahan
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This is a picture of a 17th century-CE monument, built-in red sandstone by a Mughal emperor.

Mention its important features.
