Every year for the past decade or so, more than three million travelers have visited India's Taj Mahal. The white marble monument—completed over some 15 years by the emperor Shah Jahan as a ...

The finial we view today is the fourth one, which was mounted in 1940. All these replacements reflect the challenges of maintaining the Taj Mahal over time, with the building struggling with the ...

The Taj Mahal, a symbol of eternal love, stands on land that once belonged to the Jaipur royals. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan acquired the property from Mirza Raja Jai Singh in exchange for four ...

At first glance, the image of Diana sitting on a bench in front of the Taj Mahal is a lovely one. The princess, then 30, strikes a stunning pose as she sits sweetly in front of the vast white ...

Others feature feats of engineering or sublime works of art—or, in the cases of the Taj Mahal and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, both. Travelers can visit temples and churches so ...