The Taj backs up against the once-vibrant Yamuna River, now often dried to the point where locals can walk in the riverbed. Preservationists hope to counter the effects of a growing population on ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Then the content moves on to the north of India where the serene beauty and symmetry of the Taj Mahal are recreated in controlled group shapes and balances, ending in an evocation of Indian folk ...

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 ...

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 ...