Shah JahanShah Jahan was declared as the ‘architect of the workshop of empire and religion’ by his chronicler. He also built the Jami Masjid in his new capital Shahjahanabad. The Agra Fort built by Akbar required 2000 stone-cutters, 2000 cement and lime-makers and 8000 labourers. The Taj Mahal at Agra was completed in 1643.