Situated on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, India, the Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum complex that dates back to the 17th century. It was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in ...

Taj Mahal in Agra is one of the most beautiful expressions of love and an architectural masterpiece in the world. This masterpiece is a white marble building constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ...

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 ...

AGRA, (IANS) – Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, the stark reality of Agra’s environmental crisis has come into sharp focus. Despite the Supreme Court’s 1993 intervention on the petition by MC ...

Discover the legendary kings of India, like Shah Jahan and Akbar, and the iconic monuments they built, including the Taj ...

The legend of a black marble Taj Mahal, a mirror image of the original, has captivated many. While French traveler ...

You can’t truly grasp India’s history until you stand before the iconic Taj Mahal. The north Indian city of Agra is more than just a travel destination – it is home to this magnificent monument of ...

New Delhi: When Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his beloved wife Begum Mumtaz Mahal, the thought behind it was to build the most special and unique tomb in the world, so that future ...

Here are some of the most important but lesser-known monuments built by Shah Jahan, which deserve as much attention, if not ...

To view the Taj Mahal far from the hawkers and crowds, I had hoped to approach it in a small boat on the Yamuna River, which flows in a wide arc along the rear of the majestic 17th-century tomb. My ...