Parchin kari, or pietra dura in Italian, is the art of marble ... Mahal still make a living using the skills passed down from their ancestors. A community of these craftsmen is centered in Agra ...

The Taj Mahal is an architectural masterpiece, blending Persian, Ottoman, Indian, and Islamic styles, and is considered one ...

A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to "read" the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's marble mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal ... and hawker in Agra is waiting for you ...

It is believed to be the site where the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, stayed during his visit to Agra. The complex ...

You see the Taj Mahal flat on. In the evening, or if you’re lucky enough to be there during a full moon, the white-marble building ... East were brought to Agra, and thousands of workers labored ...

The Taj Mahal ... mausoleum in Agra city. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his queen Mumtaz who died while giving birth to their 14th child. The stunning marble monument ...

The court said the famous tomb, built in the 17th Century from white marble and ... The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the city of Agra and is now one of the world's ...

Plain and simple: This is the reason you come to Agra. The Taj Mahal ... the Shah built the Taj Mahal as an elaborate tomb. The tomb is made up entirely of white marble and features jade, crystal ...

What can be said about the mighty Taj Mahal in Agra ... temperature of Agra is as given below. The best time to visit Agra is also specified. Agra is famous for its marble stone inlay and a ...