A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to "read" the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's marble mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, known as "Taj Bibi," as the World's Greatest ...

According to author and art historian Milo Beach, "Jewels were the main basis ... the far-famed Taj Mahal. Pearly pink at dawn and opalescent by moonlight, Mumtaz Mahal's tomb is so delicately ...

6 min read "The Taj Mahal shows ... we saw the tomb, everyone was silent,” Oliver recalls. “While it’s touristy, it felt very religious as well.” The acoustics inside the main dome ...

In a bid to avoid further incident, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday put a ban on carrying water bottles ...

Toxic smog shrouded India's iconic Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday (November 14), rendering it barely visible from the ...

“There is no shortage of funds for the ASI as extra charges are realised from foreign tourists and even from those viewing the main mausoleum of Taj Mahal. The ASI staff deployed at Taj is found ...

Journalists, politicians and activists were among those who took to social media to decry the 17th Century ... is the main priest. But Mr Adityanath's views on the Taj Mahal have previously ...

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One of the destroyed minarets was located at the royal gate to the Taj Mahal A storm ... minarets that surround the main structure remain intact. The 17th Century mausoleum attracts about 12,000 ...

The new measures, which include sprinkling water with dust suppressants on roads, as well as mechanized sweeping that would ...

The Taj Mahal's intricate marble inlay and calligraphy were major features of Lahauri’s design, symbolizing elegance and devotion.

Plain and simple: This is the reason you come to Agra. The Taj Mahal is a majestic tomb built in the Mughal style, which combines Indian, Islamic and Persian architectural principles. Visitors ...