Thick smog from the numerous factory smoke stacks in agra is fading the monument s pearly sheen.
The white marble of taj mahal is changed to yellow because of.
Pollution turns white marble taj mahal yellow and green labourers clean the fountain in the historic taj mahal premises in agra india may 19 2018.
India s iconic white marble mausoleum is on the outskirts of the eighth most polluted city in the world.
India s white marvel the taj mahal is slowly turning brownish yellow because of air pollution says an indo us study which also identifies the pollutants responsible for the effect.
The taj mahal s white marble is turning a hazy shade of yellowish green due to pollution from the surrounding city of agra environmental lawyers recently informed india s supreme court.
It says taj is changing colour due to deposition of dust and carbon containing particles emitted in the burning of fossil fuels biomass and garbage.
Though this may once have been true for the famously pristine marble.
Picture taken may 19 2018.
The taj mahal is one of the most beloved monuments in the world.
The taj mahal is turning yellow mainly due to these reasons.