Comments on: The Taj Mahal in danger of collapse https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-taj-mahal-in-danger-of-collapse/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:57:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Taj mahal Tour https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-taj-mahal-in-danger-of-collapse/#comment-36946 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:57:40 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=12375#comment-36946 The Taj Mahal was built by Mogul emperor Shah Jahan, who was grief-stricken by the death of his wife Mumtaz Mahal in childbirth.

A campaign group of historians, environmentalists and politicians say time is running out to prevent a ‘looming crisis’.

“If the crisis is not tackled on a war-footing, the Taj Mahal will cave in between two and five years,” the Daily Mail quoted Ramshankar Katheria, the MP for Agra who is leading the campaign, as saying.

]]> By: Taj Mahal India https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-taj-mahal-in-danger-of-collapse/#comment-29052 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:09:00 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=12375#comment-29052 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.

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