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2005_0924_049 The white marble reflects different moods depending on the lighting during the day and seasons |
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2005_0924_051 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble |
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2005_0924_052 The total cost of construction was about 40 million rupees which is about $500M USD in today's dollars |
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2005_0924_053 View of the gardens and the Lotus Pool |
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2005_0924_056 Our guide describing the marblework and inscriptions which is larger as the writing climbs up the building so that all the letters appear the same size when viewed from the ground |
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2005_0924_057 Semi-circular dome just outside the tomb |
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2005_0924_058 Red sandstone mosque on the Western side of the Taj |
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2005_0924_059 The Yamuna River |
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2005_0924_061 Rajasthani women in their traditional dress |
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2005_0924_062 Everything about the Taj is completely symmetrical except for Shah Jahan's tomb which was added as an afterthought |
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2005_0924_063 Worker sweeping the Taj |
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2005_0924_065 Sun eagerly waiting to poke through the clouds |
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2005_0924_066 Good thing we got there early as the crowds are already starting to grow |
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2005_0924_067 Minaret up close |
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2005_0924_069 Geometric patterns |
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2005_0924_070 Looking over the marble |
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2005_0924_071 I like the perspectdive of this photo |
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2005_0924_073 Taj from a side lower angle |