The Taj Mahal

These links will bring you to web sites with all the information you will need to complete your investigations about the Taj Mahal:

http://www.interknowledge.com/india/

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects/tajmahal/actualtomb.html

http://www.intel.com/apac/eng/home/funstuff/tajmahal/index.htm

http://travel.indiamart.com/tajmahal/index.html

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Taj_Mahal.html

The focus of your exploration should include the following:

Where is the Taj Mahal?

When was it built?

Who built it?

Why was it built?

What materials is it constructed from?

From any of the sites, below, you can download graphics to illustrate your presentation (See this page to learn how).

You should include a map of India, and background information about that country.

The following links will bring you to web sites containing clipart, flag images and information about countries of the world:

http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html

http://www.theodora.com/flags/flags.html

http://www.geographic.org/countries/countries.html

http://www.theodora.com/new/world_maps.html

http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/

Online Encyclopedias:
    http://www.britannica.com

    http://www.encarta.msn.com

    just type in the word or phrase you are looking for into the search engine...