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 memorial ...

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 the ...

Let’s admit that scams aren’t unique to tourist places across the globe and Taj Mahal, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site is no stranger to it either. The white ...

One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal, a 17th Century white marble mausoleum, stands tall along the right bank of the Yamuna River. This awe-inspiring edifice was built between 1631 and ...

Parchin kari, or pietra dura in Italian, is the art of marble inlay, which involves carving out marble slabs and inserting precious and semiprecious stones to create elaborate floral and geometric ...

Known as the ‘Crown of the Palace’, the Taj Mahal has become a global icon that’s visited by millions of people each year. Although it’s widely regarded as a masterpiece in architecture, design, and ...

The Taj Mahal in India has been called a poem in stone, a moon-white dream, a tear on the face of humanity. It was built 350 years ago this year, by a descendant of Genghis Khan, in memory of his ...

LUCKNOW, India -- Swarms of insects breeding in a polluted river near the Taj Mahal are threatening the intricate marble inlay work at the 17th century monument to love by leaving green and black ...

Sorrow was never so beautiful. The mausoleum has survived invading Jats and colonial Brits, who pried out the lapis during India’s 1857 rebellion. They later restored the building and erected a ...

The inside and underground chambers of the world-famous Taj Mahal in Agra have long remained off-limits to the public, which have continued to spark curiosity and speculation amongst enthusiasts for ...