Taj Mahal
Your first glimpse of the Taj Mahal through the arch of the entrance gate, and in that moment you understand why it's called perfection. White marble against the sky, symmetry, reflection in the water channel. Photos capture form but not light. And the Taj Mahal is above all light: it changes color from pink at dawn to gold at sunset.
A Love Story
In 1612, Mughal prince Khurram married Arjumand Banu Begum. He named her Mumtaz Mahal. For nineteen years she was by his side. She bore him fourteen children. In 1631, she died in childbirth.
By then Khurram had become Emperor Shah Jahan. They say...
