BUILDING BY DESIGN ENGINEERING THE TAJ MAHAL BY LAURA K MURRAY CONTENT CONSULTANT Stuart Tappin Stand Consulting Engineers London Cover image The Taj Mahal towers over the tourists who come to see its world-famous architecture An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com Core Library
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A ROYAL RESTING PLACE It It is dawn in Agra This city is in northern sits on the south bank of the Yamuna India The sun is rising A domed building River It rises from a square platform The building is known as the Taj Mahal It is a mausoleum Four towers surround it They are called minarets A square garden lies before the Taj Mahal It is lined neatly with trees Walkways divide the garden into smaller squares A reflecting pool mirrors the towering tomb The sun rises behind the domes of the Taj Mahal 5
