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 ...

These four-square gardens, known as chahar bagh, create large quadrants that are further subdivided into smaller geometric planting beds or lawns (there are 16 at the Taj Mahal, for example).

An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India ...

The Taj Mahal is not only the most iconic symbol of India’s Mughal emperors but one of the best-known works of art and architecture ... are each topped by two large chhatris—canopies in ...

6 min read "The Taj ... Mahal, and one few visitors take advantage of, is the view of it from across the river,” says Divay Gupta, director of programs for the Indian National Trust for Art ...

FILE PHOTO: GGarbage is seen on the polluted banks of the river Yamuna near the historic Taj Mahal in Agra ... We can create large statues, but can we restore the choked and dying river?