Essays on Taj Mahal

A poem in the stone that once fulfilled an emperor’s fantasy of love, glory and magnificence is fighting a fierce battle for survival in the age of modernity. Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of the world, now being affected by chronic pollution. Its…

With the likes of members of the high and lesser nobility, it was yet another New Year’s Fair at Royal Meena Bazaar in Agra, India. As Prince Khurram, also known as Emperor Shah Jahan, approached to haggle for gems at the stall of Arjumand Bano,…

A surplus amount of buildings all throughout the world make jaws drop because of the mind-blowing structures. Buildings do put people in awe and catch a person’s eye in just a second. Many buildings such as the Burj Khalifa, Statue of Liberty, and the Eiffel…

The Taj Mahal at Agra, the most famous building in Asia commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his beloved wife Arjuman Banu Begum who was given the name Mumtaz Mahal, meaning beloved ornament of the palace. She…