Place to see: Taj Mahal, ?gra, India

Taj Mahal from outside

Taj Mahal from outside by Robert Case

This is a stunning building - from any angle. Eric Feldman's picture is a masterpiece - it captures the "atmosphere" that made this building seem like a mirage to me.

Taj Mahal
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Mosque at the Taj Mahal
Tourists at the Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal from outside

About this place:

The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles.

While the white domed marble mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal is an integrated complex of structures and was completed around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered as the principal designer of Taj Mahal.

Postcards about Taj Mahal:

  • Sloan Schang

    17 January 2008
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    Sloan Schang

    After getting my fill of requisite Taj Mahal sunrise watching, I spent at least as much time crowd watching. It's one of the most heavily visited monuments in Asia, everyone takes their turn at posing with eternal beauty. You know the routine; group shots, awkward solo shots, sexy "now I am lying on my side" shots and hundreds of people repeating the same optical illusion where you pretend to pinch the top spire between your index finger and your thumb. The daily crush of snapshot moments is the unexpected, fascinating spectacle that completes the new World Wonder experience.

Taj Mahal
?gra, State of Uttar Pradesh, IN

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Discovered by Eric Feldman
on 10 November 2007.
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