Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Oct 3, 2024

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Let"s explore the Taj Mahal, on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. This ivory-white marble mausoleum was commissioned in 1631 by Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, to honor his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

© Tanarch/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Oct 3, 2018Monarch butterflies migrate south
Oct 3, 2019Love on ice
Oct 3, 2020In the belly of Fat Bear Week
Oct 3, 2021Birthplace of Roman emperors
Oct 3, 2022World Architecture Day
Oct 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jan 31, 2020Dance of the egret
Oct 16, 2020It s harvest time on World Food Day
Jun 8, 2024National Rivers Month
Feb 26, 2022Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Dec 28, 202350 years of the Endangered Species Act
Mar 8, 2023International Womens Day
Feb 18, 2025The Great Blue Hole, Belize
Apr 3, 2025National Find a Rainbow Day
Apr 12, 2019A story of wind and ice
Jul 1, 2018Let the games begin
Sep 12, 2020A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
Mar 9, 2019Let the harvest begin
Jul 22, 2021Singing praises of the oceans
May 23, 2023World Turtle Day
Aug 13, 2022Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Jun 29, 2020Goats don t grow on trees
Jun 23, 2023Pollinator Week
Feb 18, 2022Great Backyard Bird Count
Mar 14, 2025Celebrating Pi Day
Nov 2, 2021Day of the Dead
Feb 4, 2023Rosa Parks Day
Mar 25, 2023Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
Apr 30, 2023International Jazz Day
Apr 8, 2022Ponta Delgada
Jan 9, 2024Balloon Ascension Day
Dec 15, 2019The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
Feb 5, 2020Frozen beauty
Mar 5, 2021Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
Aug 25, 2024National Park Service Founders Day
May 22, 2021Blue paradise on the Costa Brava