![]() ![]() The Taj Mahal really was commissioned by a guy who was so heartbroken after his beloved wife died trying to deliver their fourteenth (!!) child that he demanded one of the great wonders of the world built to house her remains. ![]() Isn't it a mausoleum? Since when do tombs epitomize relationships, and wouldn't that be kind of counterproductive, symbolically? Well, that's not the case with the Taj, a building meant to invoke the perfect beauty of a woman and also to honor the love between a Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, and his adored wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Well, Beneath a Marble Sky is here to show you that the Taj Mahal is not just a tourist trap-it's a monument dedicated to the possibility of eternal love.īut wait, you might say. It's sculpted out of pure white marble, it's elaborately decorated with exquisite gems, and it's surrounded by lush gardens that would make a grown man cry. When you look at the Taj Mahal, you might see a just magnificent travel destination-let's face it: the thing is an Instagrammer's dream. ![]()
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