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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

Authors :
Bartholet, Jeffrey
Source :
Smithsonian. September, 2011, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p44, 11 p.
Publication Year :
2011

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 [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00377333
Volume :
42
Issue :
5
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Smithsonian
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.267135581