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What ails the Taj Mahal? Preservationists say the 350-year-old marble masterpiece is falling prey to shoddy repair work, graffiti, air pollution--even a deteriorating foundation. We sent a veteran correspondent to evaluate the claims
- Source :
- Smithsonian. September, 2011, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p44, 11 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- TO VIEW THE TAJ MAHAL far from the hawkers and crowds, I had hoped to approach it in a small boat on the Yamuna River, which flows in a wide [...]
- Subjects :
- Taj Mahal -- Protection and preservation
History
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00377333
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Smithsonian
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.267135581