The Taj Mahal turning yellow due to pollution
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{{date|May 15, 2007}}
[[Image:Taj Mahal in March 2004.jpg|thumb|right|The [[w:Taj Mahal|Taj Mahal]]. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Deep750|Deep750]]}}]]
The [[w:Taj Mahal|Taj Mahal]], one of [[India]]'s most famed monuments, has been gradually yellowing due to [[w:Air pollution|air pollution]], authorities say.

Plans are afoot to give the white marble structure a mud bath - the mud will absorb the dirt already accumulated as it dries and is then washed off. The cost has been assessed at US$230,000, and will need to be repeated every two to three years.

Roughly 3,000,000 tourists visit the monument every year, and visitors are required to park 2 miles away from the monument in an effort to reduce pollution around the area.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/health/20070515-0250-india-dirtytaj.html
|title=Pollution turning India's famed Taj Mahal yellow, will require mud bath to clean
|author=AP
|pub=The San Diego Union-Tribune
|date=May 15,2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=adP0B.2YzIF4&refer=canada
|title=Taj Mahal Losing Sheen, Turning Yellow From Pollution (Update1)
|author=Bibhudatta Pradhan
|pub=Bloomberg L.P.
|date=May 15,2007}}

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Taj Mahal. 
The Taj Mahal, one of India's most famed monuments, has been gradually yellowing due to air pollution, authorities say.

Plans are afoot to give the white marble structure a mud bath - the mud will absorb the dirt already accumulated as it dries and is then washed off. The cost has been assessed at US$230,000, and will need to be repeated every two to three years.

Roughly 3,000,000 tourists visit the monument every year, and visitors are required to park 2 miles away from the monument in an effort to reduce pollution around the area.

fr:Inde : le Taj Mahal jaunit en raison de la pollution
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