The Taj Mahal and its two gardens thus were originally part of a long vista that flanked the river on both banks for a considerable distance. The large garden containing the tomb is on the river`s ...

The most famous narrative of the Taj Mahal, India's transcendent tourist attraction, is the love story that prompted its construction: the death of queen Mumtaz during the birth of her 14th child ...

Since the Taj Mahal was completed in the mid-1600s, the world’s most famous monument to undying love has had to put up with an awful lot of meddling mortals. In the 18th century, its bejeweled ...

The Taj Mahal is a stunning ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra, India. It was built in 1631 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It took 22 years to finish and cost a whopping ...

The Taj Mahal was originally named "Roza-e-Munavvara," which translates to "Unique Building" in Persian. Yes, the Taj Mahal was initially known as Rauza-i-Munawwara, meaning 'Illuminated Tomb.' This ...

Monty Don’s “Paradise Gardens” spotlights the Alhambra, the Taj Mahal and other Islamic gardens. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

On the north side of the Yamuna River in central India lies a rural floodplain of wheat and mustard fields, low forests and poor farming villages. It seems an unlikely place on which to pin any hopes.

Pathways in the gardens of the Taj Mahal in India align perfectly with the sun when it rises and sets on the summer solstice, a physics researcher has discovered. Skip to main content.

If you arrived at the Taj Mahal in India before the sun rises on the day of the summer solstice (which usually occurs June 21), and walked up to the north-central portion of the garden where two ...