India The Taj Mahal
No matter how many photographs you have seen of this famous structure, nothing quite prepares you for your first glimpse of the Taj Mahal. Whether you first see it from across the Yamuna River in the Mahtab Bagh (Garden of the Moon) or as you cross the threshold of the great red sandstone gateway (Darwaza-i-Rauza), this iconic structure glistening in the sunlight is the jewel in the crown of the Mughals. Located in Agra (Uttar Pradesh State), the Taj Mahal must…