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 | | Within the Red Fort, be sure to go inside the exquisite marble Moti Masjid, the so-called Pearl Mosque, built by Shah Jihan as a forerunner of the Taj Mahal and a little jewel on its own merits. |
 | | In New Delhi, built largely by the British as their colonial administrative center, the vast hilltop containing the former Viceregal Lodge (now the official residence of India's Prime Minister), the house of Parliament, and the Memorial Gate is worth a visit. |
 | | India's greatest poet, Rabindra Tagore, was not indulging in poetic hype when he described the Taj as "a teardrop on the cheek of eternity." Built by grief stricken Shah Jihan to commemorate the death in childbirth of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, it is unquestionably the worlds most beautiful mausoleum. |
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