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Time and the perils of modern llife are taking toll of Taj Mahal and other treasures of India
Time and the perils of modern llife are taking toll of Taj Mahal and other treasures of India

Time and the perils of modern llife are taking toll of Taj Mahal and other treasures of India

Date9/12/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Time and the perils of modern llife are taking toll of Taj Mahal and other treasures of India
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117564F
In contrast to the Taj Mahal and such grand lures, this peasant girl outside Agra represents another of India's great attractions, its varied peoples. The mud she carries is used for house repairs
In contrast to the Taj Mahal and such grand lures, this peasant girl outside Agra represents another of India's great attractions, its varied peoples. The mud she carries is used for house repairs
3/20/1972
The Taj Mahal, long regarded as perhaps the most perfect piece of architecture in the world, is India's most famous monument. Built between 1636 and 1(...)
The Taj Mahal, long regarded as perhaps the most perfect piece of architecture in the world, is India's most famous monument. Built between 1636 and 1(...)
2/7/1977
Computer view: Ron Lane-Smith of the University of B.C. calls up the Taj Mahal to show how architectural students can study the famous building.
Computer view: Ron Lane-Smith of the University of B.C. calls up the Taj Mahal to show how architectural students can study the famous building.
10/28/1991
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
3/18/1972
The Taj Mahal's reflecting pools show its magnificence, despite the protruding spikes
The Taj Mahal's reflecting pools show its magnificence, despite the protruding spikes
3/18/1972
As he lay drying a prisoner of his son, this is the veiw of his beloved Taj Mahal that its builder, Shah Jahan, had from Agra Fort across the Jumna Ri(...)
As he lay drying a prisoner of his son, this is the veiw of his beloved Taj Mahal that its builder, Shah Jahan, had from Agra Fort across the Jumna Ri(...)
8/28/1982
The Taj Mahal is one of the many sights you can take in if you travel the long, fascinating road from Calais on the French coast to Trivandrum at the (...)
The Taj Mahal is one of the many sights you can take in if you travel the long, fascinating road from Calais on the French coast to Trivandrum at the (...)
3/18/1972
Taj Mahal: Mausoleum at Agra is one of the world-famed sights you can reach via luxurious Rajdhani Express train
Taj Mahal: Mausoleum at Agra is one of the world-famed sights you can reach via luxurious Rajdhani Express train
3/18/1972
Canadian architect Fariburz Sahba designed exquisite Baha'i temple, whose beauty is compared to the Taj Mahal, in New Delhi
Canadian architect Fariburz Sahba designed exquisite Baha'i temple, whose beauty is compared to the Taj Mahal, in New Delhi
5/15/1987
Asian treasures: Leonard Schein, director of Toronto's highly successful Festival Of Festivals, has placed a traditional brass Buddha from India and a pair of brass desert teapots from China on the mantel in his living room
Asian treasures: Leonard Schein, director of Toronto's highly successful Festival Of Festivals, has placed a traditional brass Buddha from India and a pair of brass desert teapots from China on the mantel in his living room
8/12/1986
Colossal iceberg, within which is a marvellous reproduction of the Arctic regions, now on view at the Royal Naval Exhibition, shewing the perils of th(...)
Colossal iceberg, within which is a marvellous reproduction of the Arctic regions, now on view at the Royal Naval Exhibition, shewing the perils of th(...)
1891
Perils, pastimes, and pleasures of an emigrant in Australia, Vancouver's island and California
Perils, pastimes, and pleasures of an emigrant in Australia, Vancouver's island and California
1849