A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to "read" the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's marble mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, known as "Taj Bibi," as the World's Greatest ...
It was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth in 1631. This magnificent white marble mausoleum is renowned for its stunning ...
A large Mughal-era carpet faces a video of the Taj Mahal and marble maquettes for Mumtaz Mahal’s cenotaph. Peter Kelleher, © Victoria and Albert Museum When the ...
Despite its glory however, visitors are forbidden from taking any photos when here. The Taj Mahal in India is a monument built as a testament to the love between Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz ...