Grandeur Personified

It was constructed in the 17th century by Shah Jahaan in memory of his wife, Mumtaaz. It took 22 years to finish this with twenty thousand artisans and labourers slogging away. Interestingly, some of the labourers were hindus and they secretly embedded "Aums" in the flower carvings inside! The illusions at the complex along with the very thought of someone having undertaken a creative and technical construction of this nature left me spellbound.
I'm sure Shah Jahaan was one tough task-master of a slave-driver of a boss! A masterpiece like this has to have people obsessing with it and is still in the news (Taj corridor scam for now).

It was pouring by the time we (Pradeep Mama, Keiran, Uncle Druv, Delicia, Rahul, mummy and I) reached here.