Taj Mahal: White Memorial To Love Turns Yellow
Taj Mahal, India’s famous 17th century ‘memorial to love’ is fast losing its luster — The shimmering white marble world heritage site is turning yellow because of pollution in the city of Agra where it is located.
Taj Mahal, a dazzling edifice of marble, jade, turquoise, lapis lazuli and other precious stones, is about four hours drive south of New Delhi, India’s capital.
This warning comes from India’s parliamentary committee. A visit to the monument is de rigeur for visitors to India and is often in the news because of VIP visits — including those of Bill Clinton/Chelsea and Pervez Musharraf/Mrs Musharraf. It is a great photo op to sit/stand with Taj Mahal providing the backdrop.
Former US President Bill Clinton, a much-admired frequent visitor to India, while on a visit to Taj Mahal in the year 2000 had also warned that pollution had managed “to do what 350 years of wars, invasions and natural disasters have failed to do. It has begun to mar the magnificent walls of the Taj Mahal.”
5 Responses to “Taj Mahal: White Memorial To Love Turns Yellow”
I visited the Taj twice when I was in India. Once, when I first arrived in India. And the second time when my parents came out to visit me. It was truly an amazing experience. Agra was wonderful. But the thing is: photos cannot do it justice. How sad that pollution hasn’t, either..
I was in India last month. First, no photo does it justice. Two, though I’m sure the pollution is a serious threat, the Taj looked pretty spectactular to me.
Just saw the movie “The Namesake” which had spectacular footage of the Taj. It is definitely one of the most beautiful, architecturally perfect structures in the world, so I hope this is not true.
Was it really necessary to spoil this view of the Taj Mahal?
It was asked:
> Was it really necessary
> to spoil this view of the
> Taj Mahal?
Swaraaj can’t resist engaging in techno-playpen liberalism. If he can’t blame the US for something or otherwise distort a story in anti-US fashion, he’ll settle for a cheap shot like showing and mentioning the Clintons.