Taj Mahal

by Giles Tillotson

Book Overview

An enduring monument of haunting beauty, the Taj Mahal seems a symbol of stability itself. The familiar view of the glowing marble mausoleum from the gateway entrance offers the very picture of permanence. And yet this extraordinary edifice presents a shifting image to observers across time and cultures. The meaning of the Taj Mahal, the perceptions and responses it prompts, ideas about the building and the history that shape them: these form the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674066286
• ISBN13: 9780674066281
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.9"