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The '''Taj Mahal''' was a famous [[India]]n landmark located in [[Agra]], which often served as a backdrop on news reports about India. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')
The '''Taj Mahal''' was a famous [[India]]n landmark located in [[Agra]], which often served as a backdrop on news reports about India. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}, {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}})


[[Rani Chandra]] used the structure as a cover in [[1553]], when she posed as the lady in waiting of Queen [[Jane Grey]]. She introduced herself to the Queen as "Lady Rani from the court of the Taj Mahal". ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'')
[[Rani Chandra]] used the structure as a cover in [[1553]], when she posed as the lady in waiting of Queen [[Jane Grey]]. She introduced herself to the Queen as "Lady Rani from the court of the Taj Mahal". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Lost in Time (TV story)}})


[[File:Jathaa_sungliders.jpg|thumb|left|Jathaa sungliders appearing over the Taj Mahal. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of Days]]'')]]
== History ==
During the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] invasion in [[2007]], several Cybermen surrounded the Taj Mahal. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') When the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]] temporarily fractured across the [[Earth]], [[Jathaa sunglider]]s appeared over the Taj Mahal. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'') After a wave of [[Shakri cube]]s arrived on Earth, hundreds of them could be seen outside the Taj Mahal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'')
[[Pablo Picasso]]'s [[1937]] [[7 Rue des Grands-Augustins|studio]], in [[Anji Kapoor]]'s opinion, looked like a cross between the Taj Mahal, the [[Brighton Pavilion]] and a [[frosting|frosted]] [[wedding cake]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|History 101 (novel)|part=One|chaptnum=2|chaptname=Una Casa Europea Segura|page=25}})
 
One account stated that [[Clive Finch]]'s [[Whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|website]] had a photograph of the [[Ninth Doctor]] at the Taj Mahal, with large [[bird]]s around the monument, as its top image when [[Rose Tyler]] first visited the site. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}})
 
During the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] invasion in [[2007]], several Cybermen surrounded the Taj Mahal. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}, {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}})
 
When the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]] temporarily fractured across the [[Earth]], [[Jathaa sunglider]]s appeared over the Taj Mahal. ([[TV]]: {{cs|End of Days (TV story)}})
 
After a wave of [[Shakri cube]]s arrived on Earth, hundreds of them could be seen outside the Taj Mahal. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of Three (TV story)}})
 
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] once visited the Taj Mahal. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Empire's Fall (comic story)}})


The [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] once visited the Taj Mahal. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Empire's Fall (comic story)|Empire's Fall]]'')
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[[Category:Locations from the real world]]
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[[Category:Locations visited by the Twelfth Doctor]]
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 31 October 2024

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal was a famous Indian landmark located in Agra, which often served as a backdrop on news reports about India. (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"], Doomsday [+]Loading...["Doomsday (TV story)"])

Rani Chandra used the structure as a cover in 1553, when she posed as the lady in waiting of Queen Jane Grey. She introduced herself to the Queen as "Lady Rani from the court of the Taj Mahal". (TV: Lost in Time [+]Loading...["Lost in Time (TV story)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Pablo Picasso's 1937 studio, in Anji Kapoor's opinion, looked like a cross between the Taj Mahal, the Brighton Pavilion and a frosted wedding cake. (PROSE: History 101 (part one) [+]Loading...{"chaptnum":"2","chaptname":"Una Casa Europea Segura","page":"25","part":"One","1":"History 101 (novel)"})

One account stated that Clive Finch's website had a photograph of the Ninth Doctor at the Taj Mahal, with large birds around the monument, as its top image when Rose Tyler first visited the site. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

During the Cybermen invasion in 2007, several Cybermen surrounded the Taj Mahal. (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"], Doomsday [+]Loading...["Doomsday (TV story)"])

When the Cardiff Space-Time Rift temporarily fractured across the Earth, Jathaa sungliders appeared over the Taj Mahal. (TV: End of Days [+]Loading...["End of Days (TV story)"])

After a wave of Shakri cubes arrived on Earth, hundreds of them could be seen outside the Taj Mahal. (TV: The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"])

The Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald once visited the Taj Mahal. (COMIC: Empire's Fall [+]Loading...["Empire's Fall (comic story)"])