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    Taj Mahal Conservation

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    The document discusses the history of conservation efforts at the Taj Mahal over the past 450 years. It describes the Taj Mahal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra, India that was built in the 1600s by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The document notes that under British rule in the late 1800s, the outer surface was repaired, cleaned, and missing stones were replaced. It also discusses ongoing efforts to address pollution damage and implement a management plan to preserve the iconic site.

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    The document discusses the history of conservation efforts at the Taj Mahal over the past 450 years. It describes the Taj Mahal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra, India that was built in the 1600s by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The document notes that under British rule in the late 1800s, the outer surface was repaired, cleaned, and missing stones were replaced. It also discusses ongoing efforts to address pollution damage and implement a management plan to preserve the iconic site.

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    The document discusses the history of conservation efforts at the Taj Mahal over the past 450 years. It describes the Taj Mahal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra, India that was built in the 1600s by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The document notes that under British rule in the late 1800s, the outer surface was repaired, cleaned, and missing stones were replaced. It also discusses ongoing efforts to address pollution damage and implement a management plan to preserve the iconic site.

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    Taj Mahal Conservation

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    Harshita Rana
    The document discusses the history of conservation efforts at the Taj Mahal over the past 450 years. It describes the Taj Mahal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra, India that was built in the 1600s by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The document notes that under British rule in the late 1800s, the outer surface was repaired, cleaned, and missing stones were replaced. It also discusses ongoing efforts to address pollution damage and implement a management plan to preserve the iconic site.

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    Architecture

    conservation
    TAJ MAHAL

    Submitted by : vinay rana


    Taj mahal
    An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and
    1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite
    wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the
    universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.
    The Taj Mahal is located on the right bank of the Yamuna River in a vast
    Mughal garden that encompasses nearly 17 hectares, in the Agra District in
    Uttar Pradesh.
    The ground plan of the Taj Mahal is in perfect balance of composition, the
    octagonal tomb chamber in the center, encompassed by the portal halls
    and the four corner rooms. The plan is repeated on the upper floor. The
    exterior of the tomb is square in plan, with chamfered corners.
    The Taj Mahal is undoubtedly amongst the most important monumental sites in
    the world. This, dong with many others, constitutes a common world heritage, to
    be treasured as unique testimonies to an enduring past. Their disappearance
    would be an irreparable loss for humanity - the preservation of this common
    heritage concerns us all.

    The history of repairs, restoration and other conservation actions taken to


    prevent decay of the Taj Mahal, reflects upon a wide spectrum of approaches,
    methods and practices engaged over a time span of about 450 years.

    1 .The UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination dossier States that, 'under the
    British, the entire outer surface of the Taj mahal was repaired and cleaned, and
    the missing stones replaced' The historical time line of conservation repairs
    highlights that a great deal of restoration.
    The Taj Mahal particularly has been the focus of world attention because
    pollution was seen to be damaging the marble façade and while measures
    instituted for the amelioration of this condition have already commenced,

    The Taj Mahal itself is in a good state of preservation. Minor defects such as
    cracking of Stones due to the corrosion of iron clamps have occurred and are
    addressed as part of a regular and substantive maintenance program
    There is however no evidence of any structural distress nor any foundation
    failure but it has been advised that a geotechnical survey be carried out. This
    would be justified in view of the importance of the monument and its World
    Heritage status.
    2 . ICOMOS in 1982, while endorsing the nomination recommended that a Site
    Management Plan be prepared; this is the fîrst attempt to integrate the planning,
    conservation and management challenges as an ongoing partnership of the AS1
    and the private sector.

    The proposed Visitor Management and Facilitation plan for the Taj Mahal aims to
    follow the INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TOURISM CHARTER, (ICTC) for Managing
    Tourism at places of Heritage Significance, that was to be adopted by ICOMOS at
    the 12' General Assembly, Mexico, October 1999.

    In 1987, a Mission was organized by ICCROM on behalf of UNESCO to report on


    the structural and geo-technical aspects of conservation of the Taj Mahal.

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