The Taj Mahal

I'll admit, it's the love story behind the Taj Mahal that made me want to see it so badly. In reality, it is just another grand building. An English poet, Sir Edwin Arnold best describes it as "Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passion of an emperor's love wrought in living stones." The fact that Shah Jahan loved his wife, Mumtaz Mahal so much that he built the Taj Mahal to house her dead body is fascinating. You can see pictures, but to understand what a grand undertaking this was, you really need to see it in person and see all the details. Any woman will tell you, it's all about the details. This guy definitely got it right!

Whether or not we will admit it, or we settle for less... I think deep down inside every woman (including myself) wants to be loved as much as Shah Jahan loved Mumtaz Mahal.