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358-yr-old Taj Mahal 'in the danger of collapsing within 5 years
Economic Times ^
| 10/05/11
Posted on 10/05/2011 7:04:46 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
5 Oct, 2011, 10.49AM IST, ANI
358-yr-old Taj Mahal 'in the danger of collapsing within 5 years
LONDON: The Taj Mahal will collapse within five years unless urgent action is taken to fix its rotting foundations, campaigners warn.
The 358-year-old marble mausoleum is India's most famous tourist attraction, bringing four million visitors a year to the northern city of Agra.
But the river crucial to its survival is being blighted by pollution, industry and deforestation.
Campaigners believe the foundations have become brittle and are disintegrating.
Cracks appeared last year in parts of the tomb, and the four minarets, which surround the monument, are showing signs of tilting.
The Taj Mahal was built by Mogul emperor Shah Jahan, who was grief-stricken by the death of his wife Mumtaz Mahal in childbirth.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: collapse; godsgravesglyphs; india; tajmahal
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Have the UN declare it a world heritage site (if it isn’t already) and let the taxpayers foot the bill.
Yeah, that’s sarcasm.
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:07:05 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(MLB Playoff thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2786167/posts)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I thought for sure they were going to say it was because of global warming.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Minorities and women hardest hit!
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:08:18 AM PDT
by
apillar
To: TigerLikesRooster
Well he is getting up there in years.
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:10:33 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
He does look pretty good for 358, you’ve got to admit.
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:11:14 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
When I’m 358, I hope I look that good.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Get the Taliban to blow it up because it was built for a woman.
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:15:39 AM PDT
by
chuckles
To: TigerLikesRooster
It’s only 358 years old? In India that’s practically an urban renewal project
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:17:08 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: TigerLikesRooster
They don’t build ‘em like they used to.............
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:19:46 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Furthermore, I think Obama must be impeached....................)
To: Paladin2
I believe the term you're looking for is “inshallah”. At any rate, why would you want one of mankind's most beautiful creations to collapse?
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:24:21 AM PDT
by
stormer
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:24:45 AM PDT
by
Keli Kilohana
(Editor, ZARR CHASM CHRONICAL [sic], Sore, WV)
To: grandpa jones
They did, indirectly when they wrote of the river drying up.
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:26:09 AM PDT
by
Josephat
To: TigerLikesRooster
GWs fault. That's either George Bush or Global Warming! Just ask any liberal. lol
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:28:58 AM PDT
by
Phlap
(REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Which of these 3 monuments will collapse first?
1. Taj Mahal
2. Social Security
3. Medicare
My money's on #1, but I'm not betting the house on it.
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:34:47 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(My dream ticket for 2012 is John Galt & Dagny Taggart!)
To: dfwgator
Well he is getting up there in years.
I may be the only one who gets it; really funny!
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posted on
10/05/2011 7:39:38 AM PDT
by
CincyRichieRich
(Keep your head up and keep moving forward!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Taj Mahal is symbol of atrocities against poor people. After completing this building King Shah Jahan killed or chopped labors and architectures hands, so that they can’t rebuild.
To: cripplecreek
Have the UN declare it a world heritage site (if it isnt already) and let the taxpayers foot the bill.
Yeah, thats sarcasm.
Beat me to it. My immediate reaction was this is an opportunity for the EPA to spend mucho US tax $$$$$.
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posted on
10/05/2011 8:05:30 AM PDT
by
algernonpj
(He who pays the piper . . .)
To: Josephat
Nearly 57 million people depend on the Yamuna waters. With an annual flow of about 10,000 cubic billion metres (cbm) and usage of 4,400 cbm (of which irrigation constitutes 96 per cent), It isn't drying up. It's being sucked up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamuna
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posted on
10/05/2011 8:06:26 AM PDT
by
DManA
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