Interesting! But not too surprising, I think. Perhaps I'm reading too little into this.
Assume the grounds, with waterway and flanking pavilions were laid out N-S and E-W and symmetrically. Then the only significant point here is that the Summer Solstice rising and setting points are aligned when seen from that cross path. Otherwise, *some* point on the central waterway would have to be the perfect place to stand. Too bad there isn't a similar point or pavilions for the Winter Solstice! Dave -----Original Message----- From: sundial [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Solstice alignments at the Taj Mahal I saw the article today about some solstice alignments at the Taj Mahal. http://www.livescience.com/49660-taj-mahal-gardens-align-solstice-sun.html?g oogle_editors_picks=true --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
