See the Taj Mahal by moonlight

Thursday, 13 Aug, 2004 0

Tourists wanting to see India’s legendary Taj Mahal will soon be able to do so by the light of the moon, following a decision to reverse a 20-year ban on night visits.

 

The Guardian reports that the ban was meant to protect the monument.

 

The newspaper quotes Alok Sinha, who reportedly told the News of India agency: “Our proposal is to keep the Taj Mahal open for five nights a month, on the full moon day and two days preceding and succeeding the full moon.”

 

The reason that the Taj Mahal cannot be open every night is that it would have to be floodlit – and doing so would damage the monument because it would attract insects to lay eggs on its walls.

 

Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad



 



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