Places to see before they disappear

Yes, you read it right, DISAPPEAR! They are going to disappear, i thought, how?

I read this on Yahoo! today (you can check it yourself, if you don't believe me) and to my surprise they are really going to disappear. I can't believe it. Perhaps its the global warming, perhaps not. One thing or the other, i can't believe it. I mean, of course, if given a chance, i would want to see the 'gift of love'. How romantic of Shah Jahan? Where have all the good men gone, right? I have always thought of visiting Taj Mahal as, you know, for honeymooners, or maybe visiting it later when you're married. And from what i heard from Cintahati's mom, Taj Mahal is definitely a wonder. Beautiful, magnificent were some of the words she said (minus the part where India is not really a hygienic country, whoops!). I'm so not happy with this fact. I really hope, i get to see Taj Mahal before it disappears and only seen on postcards. InsyaAllah.

Plus, not only Taj Mahal would be disappeared but also some others including

• Pyramids of Giza,
• Lord Howe Island, Australia
• Gu Gong (Forbidden City), China, and
• Little Green Street, London

(Taken from Yahoo! http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-24861225)

Consider visiting these rare cultural, historic, and natural sites before they are irrevocably altered or gone forever

The Taj Mahal

If the plan to close the Taj Mahal goes into effect, it would reduce this over-the-top mausoleum — built by Shah Jahan (fifth emperor of the Mughal dynasty) to mourn his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal — to a mere postcard silhouette instead of the spiritual experience it can be.

Even a recent rise in admission prices doesn't deter floods of tourists from shuffling through the Taj Maha l — three to four million tourists every year. Between the crowds and the air pollution that's eating away its white stone facade, tourism officials are considering closing this 17th-century landmark to the public, leaving its fabulous domed symmetry — that graceful center onion dome, the four smaller surrounding domes, the slender punctuating minarets, the serene reflecting pool — visible only from afar.

Shah Jahan placed this memorial beside the Yamuna River, despite the constant risk of flooding, because it was next to the bustling market of the Tajganj, where it is said he first saw Mumtaz selling jewels in a market stall. Work started in 1641, and it took 20,000 laborers (not to mention oxen and elephants) 22 years to complete; its marble came from Rajasthan, the precious stones from all over Asia. In the late 19th century, the badly deteriorated Taj Mahal was extensively restored by British viceroy Lord Curzon; what will today's Indian government do to preserve this treasure?