Taken with Canon powershot A75, dated Nov 2005 (light photoshop touch-up)
The Taj Mahal is an immense mausoleum of white marble, on the banks of river Yamuna in Agra, India. It was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj is one of the most well preserved and architecturally beautiful tombs in the world, one of the masterpieces of Indian Muslim architecture. Around the Taj, there is several other beautiful buildings, reflecting pools, and extensive ornamental gardens with flowering trees and bushes.
Every visitors have to undergo a security check and pat-down at the entrance to the Taj complex. All battery-powered devices are banned but cameras are allowed. In surrounding district of Agra, petrol motors are discouraged in order to cut pollution that could damage the historic building. Only those electric vehicles are allowed to carry tourists to the Taj Mahal.
The Taj has a life of its own that leaps out of marble, provided us understand that it is the eternal enduring love.
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