THE QUEEN AT AGRA.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1317, 21 December 1911, Page 5

THE QUEEN AT AGRA.

A VISIT TO THE TAJ MAHAL. By Tileeranh—Press A sedation—Copyright Delhi, December 19. Queen Mary visited I lie Taj Malial at Agra and the ruins cl' the palace of tlio Mogul Lmperor Akbar (who was boni -in 1512 and died in IGHS). She then left for Haiapur, near Lucknow, where she will commencc a tour by rail, motor-ear, and elepka.it. The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the niost graceful and impressive sepulchres of the world. It. was built bv the Shah

The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the niost graceful and impressive sepulchres of the world. It. was built by the Shah Jchan (1592-IGG6) as a mausoleum for the remains of his favourite wife. Muintaza Mahal, and he himself was also buried in it. The building is of white marble, with four tali minarets of the saino material, ouo at each corner. The whole rises from an elevated marble terrace. The enclosure, including the gardens and outer court, measures about (j-O yards by 330 yards. The principal gateway, measuring 110 feet bv MO feet, leads from the outer court info the cardens, which, with their marble canals and fountains and cypress trees, are almost as beautiful as the tomb itself. It is stated that 20,000 workmen were ineessantly employed on the .building of the laj Mahal during a period of twentvtwo years.