Taj Mahal's walls to receive some TLC
21st January 2008
It’s one of the most iconic buildings in the world, but time and pollution have taken their toll. So from this week the Taj Mahal is getting a unique restorative beauty treatment of its own.
Over the years, an accumulation of dust and other pollution from the industrial city of Agra has stained its walls yellow.
Now those famous white marble walls will be coated in Multani mitti, or fuller’s earth – a type of clay that’s usually used in face masks and other body treatments.
The clay is left on overnight and then removed as soon as it begins to dry.
The treatments will be applied until March and will be repeated for another three months early next year. However, the monument will remain open as normal throughout the work – hopefully looking more sensational than ever.