An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of
Los Angeles-based interior designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard created an adobe in Santa Fe for art gallery owner Allene LaPides and her husband, Jerry.Flanking the entrance are an Indian gourd and a 19th-century French oil jar.
The Water Plaza of Shells in Japan. One million scallop shells have been spread across a surface of aapproximately 10,000m2. The water flowing on the surface ripples due to the unevenness.