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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
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To: jennychase
That’s a myth. Jahan was responsible for the construction of a number of large and ornate palaces and forts, and given the skill and dexterity required for that work, it simply wouldn’t make sense.
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posted on
10/05/2011 8:07:41 AM PDT
by
stormer
To: TigerLikesRooster
An Islamic shrine crumbles to the ground. I’m OK with that.
To: Paladin2
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posted on
10/05/2011 8:08:22 AM PDT
by
algernonpj
(He who pays the piper . . .)
To: TigerLikesRooster
They can outsource the construction to the Chinese... oh wait...
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posted on
10/05/2011 8:11:20 AM PDT
by
montyspython
(This thread needs more cowbell)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Mausoleum?
I thought it was like Boldt Castle in Thousand Islands, and that she was still alive when it was started but died before it was finished.
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posted on
10/05/2011 8:17:45 AM PDT
by
djf
(Soon you will need a prescription for EVERY SINGLE VITAMIN.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/05/2011 8:24:13 AM PDT
by
Captain Beyond
(The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
To: TigerLikesRooster
GREAT piece about the Taj in last month's Smithsonian magazine.
To: Hemingway's Ghost
To: TigerLikesRooster
I haven’t seen the figures but I believe Agra, Oklahoma, has considerably fewer than four million tourists a year. So it must be the Taj Mahal, not the name of the place, that draws the tourists.
To: TigerLikesRooster
"...the four minarets, which surround the monument, are showing signs of tilting..."
They were designed that way so when they finally did fall, they would fall outward, away from the mosque.
To: Phlap
not to worry.leftards will rush in with stimulus funds from US to save it.
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posted on
10/05/2011 9:07:58 AM PDT
by
WOBBLY BOB
(See ya later, debt inflator ! Gone in 4 (2012))
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
10/05/2011 9:26:14 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
To: Captain Beyond; Fred Nerks; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
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Well, maybe the gov't of India can outsource the conservation work to the US. Thanks Captain Beyond.
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posted on
10/05/2011 3:28:19 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: TigerLikesRooster
It would be interesting to know the specifics.
Maybe all they need are some soil anchors and they're good to go.
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posted on
10/05/2011 3:37:08 PM PDT
by
El Sordo
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.)
To: TigerLikesRooster; SunkenCiv
The Taj is a treasure for all humanity. I should think it could be stabilized. Even the Leaning Tower of Pisa was stabilized and it was was farther gone.
To: TigerLikesRooster
"The Taj Mahal is in desperate need of repair! Pass this bill now! The Republicans want the Taj Mahal to collapse!"
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posted on
10/05/2011 4:49:44 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
To: jennychase
That’s just a myth. Not true.
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posted on
10/05/2011 4:52:17 PM PDT
by
ravager
To: Never on my watch
Its not an “Islamic shrine” its a mausoleum dedicated to a woman whom Shahjahan loved.
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posted on
10/05/2011 4:57:13 PM PDT
by
ravager
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/05/2011 6:06:47 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: ravager
mausoleum shamzaleum, it is an Islamic shrine/tomb/building/shed/outhouse whatever - albeit very pretty and impressive construction - but it is Islamic and when it crumbles to the ground I will only lament the many slaves who died in its construction.
There are a lot better ‘love stories’ to remember.
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