A symbol of love and loss, the Taj Mahal stands tall in Agra. But how did it come into being? Here is what you should know ...

According to historian Milo Beach in the PBS series “Treasures of the World,” it is thought that Shah Jahan also had a large hand in the Taj Mahal’s design, because the emperor was ...

It shows the love between Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Built in the 17th century, it combines Mughal ...

The trouble with India’s Taj Mahal is that it has become so overlaid with accumulated meanings as to be almost impossible to see. A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us ...

Future conservation work will need to follow guidelines that ensure that qualities such as form and design continue to be preserved. The management of Taj Mahal complex is carried out by the ...

Taj Mahal is a Mughal monument built by Shah Jahan in 1653 in the city of Agra in today’s Uttar Pradesh. The monument took a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Another side of Islam The Taj Mahal has become the most identifiable ... that glory in the Taj and its marriage of architecture, design and engineering. It is one of the world's most spectacular ...

One of the most famous and prominent examples of marble inlay is the Taj Mahal in India. The descendants of the 17th-century artisans who worked on the Taj Mahal still make a living using the ...

“The Taj Mahal is one of the most distinctive buildings on the planet,” says Arunjot Singh Bhalla, managing director of RSP Design Consultants, explaining the thinking behind the interiors. “The ...