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// "The world is divided between two types of people: those who have seen the Taj Mahal and those who have not." Mark Twain //

 The Taj Mahal is identified by [|UNESCO]as having world heritage status and is the most easily recognisable building of India. You are to complete the following activities to provide you with knowledge and understanding of the history of the Taj Mahal and the issues which are facing it in the twenty first century. Once you have completed the necessary research you are required to develop a script that could be used by Indian tour guides to provide tourists with key information on this wonder of the world.
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 * The Taj Mahal by sunrise**



//The Taj Mahal complex includes a Mosque and structurally identical guest house adjacent to the Tomb//

**Part One:**

Explore the [|virtual tour] of the Taj Mahal to investigate this "monument to love" In the text box below, list what you know about the Taj Mahal.

Describe what you see in the picture of the Taj Mahal above and from watching the virtual tour.

Generate three questions that you have. Use the following sites to research the answers to your questions.

[|T][|aj Mahal India Travel]

[|Liv][|e India] **Decorative scheme**



Provide an explanation of the decorative scheme of the Taj Mahal. Consider points such as: Record in the box below what you see in the image above. Then, using the sites provided provide an explanation of the decorative elements of the Taj Mahal. Include information such as materials used, text, cultural meaning. [|Taj Mahal - Calligraphy and Inscriptions] [|Expl] [|ore the Taj Mahal - Decorative Schemes]

**Conservation Concerns** Investigate the sites below and clearly identify the key issues surrounding the preservation of the Taj Mahal [|Trade Environment Database] [|Architecture Week - Building Culture]

[|The Taj Mahal - Preservation]

[|Live India]


 * Part Two:**

Congratulations you have now completed the research component of this task and are ready to move onto the second part of the activity.

Fill in the form below and click on //**Reflect my Insights**//. This will then compile all of the information you have written into the interactive boxes above. You should then copy and save this information into a word document.

Using this document you are to develop a script for Indian Tour Guides to use when providing tourists with a tour of the Taj Mahal.