The red-brick walls of the Moscow Kremlin are older than the Taj Mahal.

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• Building the brick walls of the Moscow Kremlin1485–1495 · Moscow Kremlin. Italian masters build the fortress that still stands today
• Building of the Taj Mahal1632–1653 · Agra. A tomb for a beloved wife becomes the Mughal masterpiece

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