Teacher builds a home for his wife and it is a Taj Mahal replica!

A wealthy Indian teacher has built a replica of the Taj Mahal for his wife - and says their sprawling new home is 'a symbol of his love' for her.

Anand Prakash Chouksey, 52, from Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh state, built the 10,000 sq ft marble house for his wife Manju Shah, 48, also a teacher.

Just like the famous 17th century mausoleum - one of the seven wonders of the world - it features towers around the outside and a dome while the flooring and façade are made of marbles from Makrana that were also originally used in the Taj Mahal.

The house, about one third the size of the original building, has four bedrooms, one hall, a library and a meditation room and took three years to build.

Chouksey, who has refused to disclose the cost of the house, said: 'I wanted to make a unique house in a small town, there are new houses built every year but I wanted to make a house that remains the talk of town forever.'

The original Taj Mahal was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1653 as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal on the banks of Yamuna river in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

(REPLICA: A wealthy Indian teacher has built a replica of the Taj Mahal for his wife - and says their sprawling new home is 'a symbol of his love' for her)

(ORIGINAL: The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1653 as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal on the banks of Yamuna river in Agra, Uttar Pradesh)

(Anand Prakash Chouksey, 52 (left) and Manju Shah, 48 (right) are both teachers who run an academy together)

(An Indian teacher has built a Taj Mahal replica as a present for his wife. The building is one third the size of the original one)

(The lavish house is located in the city of Burhanpur. Pictures show the lavish interior of the replica home)

"This house is a symbol of my love for my wife just like Mumtaaz Mahal,' Chouksey said of his spectacular home.

(There is increasing concern that pollution and burning trash over the past 10 or 20 years have been discolouring the Taj Mahal and browning its ivory exterior)

(Diana, Princess of Wales in front of the Taj Mahal in 1992. The ivory-white marble building on the right bank of the Yamuna River in the Agra District in Uttar Pradesh encompasses around 17 hectares)

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