Dima Moiseyenko and I arrived to Agra, India, the home of Taj Mahal, in March 2012.įirst of all we went to visit the Superintendant Archaeologist, with whom Dima met in January. I will let Stas tell you the rest of the story.Īlthough we had a trip to Jordan planed in March, we canceled it and went to India. Finally, when we were shooting in Cambodia, good news came from the Embassy: we were given the permission to shoot in March. The paperwork took almost 2 months, we went back and forth, correcting documents and providing comments when necessary. They expressed an interest in our work and asked us to prepare all the necessary documents about the planned photo shoot. He told them about our non-for-profit work focused on showing people the most interesting places of our planet from a bird's eye view. Dima went to the Embassy and made a presentation about AirPano project. Unfortunately, the only resource AirPano had was a group panoramic photography enthusiasts from Moscow.Īnd so we decided to visit the Embassy of India in Moscow.
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Bertran had a full support of UNESCO and French government, so one can imagine the resources he had available for this project. After searching the Internet we found out that it was Yan Artus Bertran, a famous Frenchman, who took pictures of Taj Mahal from a helicopter in 1997.ġ5 years have passed and no one else was able to get a permission to shoot the monument from air. We were curious who managed to take an aerial photograph of Taj Mahal. I strongly advice you against this trick." A few years ago some foreigners tried to launch a radio-controlled helicopter from a boat on the river, but the police immediately arrested them. And as long as I've been here, no one else has been able to do that. Last time someone took pictures of Taj Mahal from air was 10 or 15 years ago. The Archaeologist listened to the request of his guest from remote Russia and replied, "I'll allow you to shoot with a tripod, but you can forget about aerial photographs". But that wasn't the only issue: Dima was asked to hand over his lighter and cigarettes. Security is so tight in Taj Mahal that one cannot even enter with a tripod.
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In January 2012 Dima Moiseenko, our photographer, went to Agra to meet the Superintending Archaeologist in charge of Taj Mahal and asked him how to get a permit to photograph Taj Mahal from air. Security personnel totals hundreds of men. There is even a barbed wire fence on the opposite shore of Jamuna River, which runs beside Taj Mahal.
Cars are to be parked 2 kilometers away, and the rest of the way tourists have to travel by rickshas, carriages, or electromobiles, because it's believed that car exhaust fumes cause yellowing of the marble facing. There is a special 500-meter security zone established around the complex. Serious security measures are taken to protect it. In spite of its Muslim origin this white marble necropolis became an actual symbol of India. In The New Seven Wonders Of The World list Taj Mahal, a mosque-mausoleum located in Indian city of Agra, takes a very important place.
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