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Getting there

The wonder is in Agra, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of New Delhi, the capital of India. You can easily travel to Agra from Delhi by air, rail or road.

Costly project

$100 million

The Taj Mahal cost is equivalent to about US$100 million. It also cost Shah Jahan dearly. Because it acutely drained the treasury, Jahan was dethroned and imprisoned for the last nine years of his life. From his prison quarters, he could poignantly see the wonder where his love lay and where he himself would eventually be.

Priceless

Today, this wonder is truly priceless. Even if you had the US$100 million, no one could today assemble craftsmen in or outside of India with the same skills and talent levels of those who toiled on the monument.

The craftsmen and the materials came from India and beyond, as far away as China and Italy.

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