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.”
