A mausoleum in northern India on the Yamuna River, the Taj Mahal is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian Islamic architecture. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ordered it built after the death of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, is visited by three to four million tourists each year. The crowds and air pollution, however, have caused irreversible damage to the building's façade, prompting tourism officials to consider closing the historic site to the public.

泰姬陵
阿格拉，北方邦，印度

泰姬陵是印度北部亞穆納河畔的一個陵墓，被認為是世界最漂亮的建筑物之一，也是印度伊斯蘭建筑風格最精致的典范。莫臥兒皇帝沙賈汗在其愛妻，穆塔茲瑪哈死后下令建造。該建筑是1632年和1638年期間完成的，每年吸引3至4百萬游客。但是，人群和空氣污染，對建筑物的外觀造成了不可逆轉的毀壞，促使旅游局官員們不得不考慮對公眾關閉這一古跡。