The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum situated on the right bank of the Yamuna River in the city of Agra, India. The fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (Reign: 1628–1658), commissioned this mausoleum in 1631 in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth whilst giving birth to their 14th child, […]
The “New Seven Wonders of the World” were selected through a campaign launched in 2001 by the Switzerland-based New 7 Wonders Foundation. Following a public vote conducted via mobile phone and the internet, the most impressive structures chosen from around the world were announced on 7 July 2007. However, UNESCO did not officially recognise this […]