Detail of an inlay and carving from the interior of the Taj Mahal.

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Detail of inlaid work from the Taj Mahal. This very skilled work was done by craftsmen without the benefits of the power tools of today. The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build and employed up to 20,000 workers.

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: The Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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