A few years ago, we purchased a model Lego set of the Taj Mahal for my dad’s birthday, thinking it would both suit his admiration for all things art and architecture, but also provide us with a ...

the jewel of India, the far-famed Taj Mahal. Pearly pink at dawn and opalescent by moonlight, Mumtaz Mahal's tomb is so delicately ethereal that it threatens to disappear during Agra's white-heat ...

That's a pretty heft Lego set, and it's a rare one to boot. It's difficult to find an unopened set of this. Just the manual ...

The trouble with the 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 to ...

The Taj Mahal has been controversially excluded from an Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet. The booklet, issued by the tourism department, was not intended to be a promotional brochure, but the ...

The Taj Mahal in Agra was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to honor his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Completed in 1653 after 22 years with the help of around 20,000 artisans and laborers ...

Indian security personnel stand guard at the Taj Mahal after it reopened on Monday Few people turned up to see the iconic Taj Mahal when it reopened its doors after six months - the longest it has ...

The Taj Mahal, an iconic symbol of love in Agra, has inspired several replicas worldwide. These include versions in China, Dubai, the UK, Aurangabad, and California. Each replica showcases the ...

The Dark Knight and LEGO are the sort of odd couple pairing that shouldn't work on paper, but are brilliant in practice. The moodiness and psychological torment of the source material, and the ...

Plain and simple: This is the reason you come to Agra. The Taj Mahal is a majestic tomb built in the Mughal style, which combines Indian, Islamic and Persian architectural principles. Visitors ...