Taj Mahal, India

Today we visited Agra , home of the Taj Mahal and what an amazing sight it is .... pictures do not do it justice but i hope you like these. On June 17, 1631 Mumtaz Mahal died, her husdand Shahjahan stood dazed, unable to comprehend the situation. He had promised her never to remarry and to build the grandest mausoleum over her grave. Her body received a temporary burial in the Zainabadi Garden in Burhanpur and in six months time removed to Agra. Here was to be built the Taj Mahal. Thousands of artisans and laborers toiling ceaselessly to build this amazing temple.Läs mer