# @veenacrownholm on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DENTjaKz4JF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27831947-veenacrownholm-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-12-30T15:41:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Veena Goel Crownholm (@veenacrownholm) — https://gondola.cc/veenacrownholm

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I have been dreaming of this moment since I was 4 years old when my dad got back from India and brought this amazing marble Taj Mahal home that lit up. My dream has been to visit the Taj Mahal with my Dad since then and today it happened and I’m still in disbelief. 

3 generations together at one of the new 7 wonders of the world. It was foggy, cold and Max got travelers sickness all night so we were team no sleep but the second we saw the Taj Mahal…we were energized. It is quite possibly the most spectacular sight I have ever seen. Photos and videos will never do it justice. It feels unreal that we were there today. I have so much to share and I will after I digest the amazingness we saw visually and emotionally. It is an engineering marvel. 

I wore the pashmina my mom bought me the last time she was in India before she passed so it felt like she was there with us. India has been nothing short of magical. We can’t wait to continue to explore. 

Fun fact: The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum built in 1648 by Mughal Shah Jahan to honor his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. 

Also… Material from all over India and Asia were used to construct the Taj Mahal and over 1,000 elephants were used to carry building material. The white marble was sourced from Makrana in Rajasthan, turquoise from Tibet, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, jade and crystal from China and sapphire from Sri Lanka and Arabia. Some of the flowers glow with the full moon. It is completely mind blowing. 

It is believed that the Taj Mahal was constructed in such a way that the white marble reflects the sky. So, the monument changes its colours during the day. Early morning the Taj appears pinkish, milky white at noon, a sparkling golden at sunset and shimmering silver in the moonlight.

#tajmahal #travelindia #familytravel #agra #tajmahalindia

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