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The Taj Mahal ( or ; , from Persian/ "crown of palaces", ; also "the Taj") is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India.
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An Indian archaeologist denied Friday claims that the Taj Mahal could collapse in as little as two years.
Britain's Daily Mail reported Wednesday that the iconic structure -- which attracts four million tourists a year -- could "cave in between two and five years," citing Agra lawmaker Ramshankar Katheria.The 358-year-old marble mausoleum is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is also regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.The newspaper reported that the foundations have become brittle and are disintegrating. Cracks appeared last year in parts of the white marble tomb, and the four minarets which surround the monument are showing signs of tilting.However, in an interview with AFP on Friday, chief archaeologist at The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) -- which began a major facelift for the Taj Mahal in 2007 -- dismissed the dire predictions."We have been having regular tests conducted and agencies including Survey of India have never pointed out such threats to the survival ...India marked the second anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack Friday with somber ceremonies and a renewed promise to seek justice for the 166 people slain in an as...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni made a brief visit to the Taj Mahal during an official trip to India, officials said Sunday.The grounds of ...
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