Re: Taj Mahal is beautiful because
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It served no real function except to placate an emperor's ego. What's the difference between it, and the Pharoh's tomb (the pyramids)? Yeah, great to look at...amazing feat of engineering...but it wasn't as if it was used by the common person.
I really appreciate the Great Wall...that thing was built for a reason, and although not the brightest idea, it was built for the common good.
We honestly can't say that about the Taj. I mean, if the Taj was a heap of rocks, would we honestly praise it as a monument of love? No...we only like it because it's a giant monument...but that doesn't mean it wasn't a monumental waste. So we don't really adore the thing because of the love story behind it, or the Shah's grief.
It was built for one person out of the public treasury....that is sad...now if dude built it himself I'd be most impressed.