Wonders of The World

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• The Longest Natural Arch
• Manuscripts of a Bygone Age NEW
• Sanchi's Great Stupa
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Oldest Known Shipwreck
• A House Under The Ocean
• Telescope Atop a Volcano
• Britain's Treasure Trove
• The Dare-devils of La Quebrada
• The Chunnel
• The Tallest Living Things
• An Island Comes to life again
• The Skeleton Stretch
• The Glowing Caves
• The Great Shells
• The Mighty Corridor
• Drawings in the Sand
• The World's largest Flower
• The Swaying Minarets
• The Screaming Skull
• A Tower of Perfection!
• Ajanta
• World's Highest Capitals
• The Ziggurat of Ur
• The Oldest Footprints
• The smallest country
• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• Mountain of Light
• A Piece from the Past
• Crop Circles
• Cleopatra’s Needle
• The Oldest Throne
• Giant Waves
• The Lord's Arch
• A Mad King's Dream Castle

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The Taj in the Moonlight

They say Shah Jahan was grief-stricken on the death of his second wife Mumtaj Mahal at the age of 39. The tomb in marble he built for her on the banks of the Jamuna is counted among the wonders of the world.
Fodor's Guide to India advises its readers to see the Taj Mahal in moonlight or at the break of dawn. But at whatever time of the day or night you see the Taj, it's beautiful. Edward Lear, celebrated author and illustrator who visited India in 1873, wrote in his diary: "Henceforth, let the inhabitants of the world be divided into two classes – them as has seen the Taj Mahal and them as hasn't." Most people who have seen the Taj would agree with him.

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Last updated on :12/2/2003