Every year for the past decade or so, more than three million travelers have visited India's Taj Mahal. The white marble monument—completed over some 15 years by the emperor Shah Jahan as a ...

In the evening, or if you’re lucky enough to be there during a full moon, the white-marble building ... first glimpse the Taj Mahal. Wide paths lead to the raised platform in the middle of ...

This also opens up a platform to ask ... to reconstruct the Taj Mahal today using the same degree of artistry, imported white marble, semi-precious inlay stones, and manual labor.

It took Shah Jahan 22 years to construct the Taj Mahal and 20,000 men toiled ceaselessly to fulfill his dream. Built of the finest white marble and inlaid with precious stones, the Taj Mahal is ...

Serious air pollution surrounding these sites has led to the deterioration of the white marble, stone inlays and sandstone ... The planned construction of a new industrial complex near the Taj Mahal ...

An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India ...

To commemorate their undying love for one another, the Shah built the Taj Mahal as an elaborate tomb. The tomb is made up entirely of white marble and features jade, crystal, lapis, turquoise and ...