Inscribed in gold on the arches of his throne were the words ... the jewel of India, the far-famed Taj Mahal. Pearly pink at dawn and opalescent by moonlight, Mumtaz Mahal's tomb is so delicately ...

The Taj Mahal is a 17th Century riverfront mausoleum ... The large rooms originally looked out onto the river through handsome arches. The rooms, she noticed, showed "traces of painted decoration ...