Taj Mahal
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
United Kingdom
April 14, 2018 4:09am CST
I read news tha the Taj Mahal suffered damage in a recent storm causing part of the buildings to the entrance to the Taj compound to fall and smash onto the ground. It was apparently caused by high winds.
It is surprising to hear that it is damaged especially after standing there since the 1600's. It is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. It was built by Shah Jahan to be a resting place for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. He himself is buried beside her.
There are now restrictions on numbers visiting this site due to the numbers of tourists who visit to view this wonderful monument. Originally the building was covered in precious stones Diamonds, rubies, sapphires etc but over the years these have been stolen.
The white marble changes colour tone depending on where the sun is at the time. It certainly is a wonderful building. If you ever get the chance to visit it I would definitely encourage you to do so.
I visited India around 8 years ago
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Apr 18
There is always some restoration work going on. It is a massive compound with loads of adjoining buildings. The four big minerets are built in such a way if there were an earthquake they would fall outwards rather than inwards and damage the mausoleum,
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@JudyEv (326093)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Apr 18
@garymarsh6 It really sounds very impressive.
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@xFiacre (12627)
• Ireland
14 Apr 18
@garymarsh6 Best visited after midnight on a moonlit night as I did 35 years ago. It’s really eerie. The marble dome seemed to have a pulse in the moonlight and the place was totally deserted. Even the monkeys were asleep and my imagination ran wild. It was a treat walking barefoot on the cold marble.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Apr 18
I absolutely loved my time there, Did you manage to go to the red fort too?
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@xFiacre (12627)
• Ireland
14 Apr 18
@garymarsh6 Oh yes, oh yes! It was back in 79/80 that I was doing my thing in India so there weren’t the same crowds or security issues and it was pre-economic boom.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
@xFiacre OH how lucky! I would love to visit again sometime!
@LadyDuck (458976)
• Switzerland
14 Apr 18
@garymarsh6 I have seen photos. It seems that the weather is becoming extreme in most parts of the world.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Apr 18
Yes they fell from the main entrances to the compound!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Apr 18
I can't wait to come back to India. Perhaps in January I will visit again!
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 Apr 18
Ohh that's sad to hear.. I would love to visit that place in the future also
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16544)
• China
15 Apr 18
What a pity! Hope they will soon restore the original appearance of this historic building!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
It is iconic so they will look after the buildings and restore it as soon as they can.
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@Marilynda1225 (79963)
• United States
19 Apr 18
I can only imagine how awesome it is to see the Taj Mahal in person
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
It was beautiful but imagine when it was first built and covered with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. This have all been stolen over the centuries! It is still a stunning sight!
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
19 Apr 18
One of the places I would like to see one day. I saw a documentary on it. These buildings cost so much to maintain so it may have had as much care as it needs
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
They are restricting visitors to the compound to try to preserve it.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
I do hope you do get to visit it. It is stunning! One of the gardeners took this photo of me!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
@DianneN Thanks so when you visit you will have to sit on the 'Diana bench' and have your photo taken too! 
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
I am sure there are many videos about it!
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@YrNemo (20261)
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20 Apr 18
@garymarsh6 
(Have been fighting with my heaters. They have all decided to be on strike. Haven't been able to do anything at all lately!)
(Have been fighting with my heaters. They have all decided to be on strike. Haven't been able to do anything at all lately!)
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
I hope you do too. Tunisia is a wonderful country too. I loved my visit there a few years ago!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
@august18 About three years ago I did a grand tour of Tunisia and loved it and the people were so lovely and friendly. I am so sad though what happened at the hotel on the beach it affected so many people there when tourists stopped going!
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@august18 (3907)
• Tunisia
19 Apr 18
@garymarsh6 Really ? When was that ? How did you like it ? 
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Apr 18
It is very beautiful. I hope you do one day!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Apr 18
Absolutely it is a national treasure and one that needs lots of TLC
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
I am sure they will repair the damage soon. It really is a wonderful building just like the Forbidden City in Beijing. A national treasure!
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Oh my. I would love to visit there someday.@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
I hope that you do one day. You will love it!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Apr 18
Lucky you. I will never see the Taj Mahal in person.
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