The area became a small town in its own right during and after the building of the Taj.
At one time, more than 2,000 people were required to look after the building and serve the Viceroy's household.
In 1999 it was remodeled once again after the original building.
However, this has taken place after the building of the office block which now adorns the site.
The museum reopened in 2005 after the building of a $6.5 million facility.
Several days after the opening the old school building burned down.
Six years after the sale, the main building and its library sit idle.
Bispetorv, the small square next to it, is named after the building.
Blake Hall tube station, now closed and to the south of the village, was named after the building.
In 1687-88 a public footpath was built through the park after the building of the hospital.