Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

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February 26th 2006
We arrived in Agra in the late afternoon for our first visit to the Taj Mahal in the evening. The Taj was built in 1631 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for the love of his wife. She died that year giving birth to his 14th child. He was so heartbroken by her death that he had this extravagant structure built in her honor and to act as her tomb. It took over 22 years and more than 20,000 workers to ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more