... the city Agra. Within it lies perhaps one of the greatest architectural monument ever built. Designed by a Turkish architect, the monument was made of white marble. It stands as a monument to represent the love that Shah Jahan had for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The building took about 11 years to ... In a manner of speaking, the pillage of the Taj Mahal continues be strong. More recently, the fumes from the surrounding industries have started deteriorating the marble, though various court orders have resulted in industries around the Taj Mahal being moved to more distant points. Th...

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... his deceased wife. Twenty years of labor and twenty thousand laborers later, the Taj Mahal was brought to existence. It is made primarily from red sandstone, marble, and granite, with the outside built entirely of white marble. Its estimated cost of construction is 32 million rupees. Outwardly, it could easily be described as the most marvelous structure in the world, but penetrate ... plain in appearance, do not mistake it for a mere cramped hallway. It still stands 200 feet tall on a base of more red sandstone. The tomb itself is crafted masterfully with marble and is dressed with mor...

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... runs from the main gate to the foot of the Taj Mahal. Garden describes its abundance of roses, daffodils, and fruit trees. At the center of the garden, there is a marble lotus tank pool with a folded border where the Taj's image is reflected. The size of the monument looked huge as I entered. However, as I came close, it receded to its actual ... size like some kind of an illusion. The entire building of Taj is standing on a spacious marble rectangular base. The base symbolizes the different sides from which to view a beautiful woman. The main dome is onion shaped, the top of which is d...

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... I saw when I walked into the museum was Semiramis by William Westmore Story in 1872-1873. This particular work of art is a beautiful sculpture of the queen of Assyria made of marble. The short caption that I read near the sculpture stated that Semiramis was a historical Assyrian queen of Babylonian birth who lived and reigned around 800 B.C. Story made many sculptures of other ... origin; a beautiful and wall-size mosaic of Achilles at the court of King Lycomedes. I was amazed at the great detail the artist achieved by using the many different pieces of marble and stones. I could defini...

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