He was right, as amid the cacophony of both local and international sightseers walking through the colossal gates, everything soon faded away into the shadows as the Taj Mahal unfolded right before us ...

While the Taj Mahal continues to be the most celebrated ... intricate carvings, and elegant minarets. The tomb is set within ...

“The Taj Mahal has a quality of floating ... Cracks were apparent in the structure, and minarets were slightly out of plumb. The implication of the study is disputed: some maintain that the ...

Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth in 1631—rises on a three-acre site on the Yamuna River in the northern city of Agra. By the mid-1990s, the Taj's splendors—such as the 187-foot, minaret ...

It’s easy to see why Bibi Ka Maqbara earned this nickname. The monument mirrors the Taj Mahal’s symmetry, dome, and minarets, evoking the same air of majesty. However, unlike the gleaming ...