The trouble with the Taj Mahal is that it has become so overlaid with accumulated meanings as to be almost impossible to see. A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to ...

Illegal tree felling in an area of 10,400 square kilometres around the Taj Mahal, known as the Taj Trapezium zone, will ...

6 min read "The Taj Mahal shows three faces,” says Nicholas ... it was otherwise in a thick, wooded area,” he says. Rebecca Sullivan, an Australian who lived with her family in Mumbai from ...

Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal, also holds a secret: it's a paradise for street breakfast lovers! The lanes around the ...

If you want to see the Taj Mahal glow under the moonlight, plan your visit around a full moon. Night viewings are available two nights before and after the full moon, but tickets sell out fast.

A community of these craftsmen is centered in Agra, just 300 feet from the Taj Mahal. But the number of artists who can create the most intricate artworks is in decline, down to around 3,000 from ...

Visit the Taj Mahal early in the morning for the golden ... This is the time when the Taj is illuminated by a soft, golden glow around this time, and which creates a calm setting ideal for ...

Riyadh, Oct 23 (PTI) Imagine taking a 'Venetian Gondola' ride and passing by 'Taj Mahal', 'pyramids' and ... The arena boasts of over 20 diverse areas from around the globe, including India ...

According to UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ustad Ahmad Lahori was the chief architect of the Taj Mahal. Ustad Ahmad Lahori was born in Lahore (now in Pakistan) around 1580 and died around 1649 in Delhi.

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 ...