The ASI had to conceal the Taj during WW-II with a huge scaffold to misguide bombers. One of the most majestic man-made creations, the Taj was covered with a huge scaffold in the 20th Century so that it looked like a stockpile of bamboo to bombers. Then during the India- Pakistan war in 1971, and after 9/11, it was protected by camouflaging it with a green cloth.
Source: https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/lesser-known-taj-facts/#.39cu3uxre
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