The Taj Mahal was originally imagined as a symbol of love, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. But since its commission in the 17th century, the marble marvel has become ...
The trouble with India’s Taj Mahal is that it has become so overlaid with accumulated meanings as to be almost impossible to see. A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to ...
Despite what we know, this grand structure remains a place of mystery. Lisa Cheng is a writer and editor whose wanderlust has taken her from Malaga, Spain to the Upper Irrawaddy in Myanmar. When she’s ...