vineri, 21 ianuarie 2011

Taj Mahal, India


he world's 10 most beautiful buildings

Get a glimpse into the planet's most captivating architecture with these 10 beautiful buildings.
By Lonely Planet
The world's 10 most beautiful buildings: 5 of 10
5. Taj Mahal, India
Is this the world's most famous building? And its most romantic (ignoring the sprawling, industrial city around it, and the hordes of rickshaw-wallahs and touts)? Described by Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as "a teardrop on the face of eternity," the Taj Mahal in Agra was built by Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial for his second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. It's an extravagant, white-marble monument to love, which may explain all the young, starry-eyed couples wandering around it.

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