The construction of an exact copy of the Taj Mahal has sparked a diplomatic fracas between India and Bangladesh - raising the vexing issue of whether or not it is possible to claim copyright on a building.
Ahsanullah Moni, a Bangladeshi Film Director has announced his 'Copycat version of Taj Mahal' project on 3rd week of december 2008. The project was cost about USD$ 56 Million, and is being built 20 mile northeast of Capital Dhaka. Indians was upset, "You can't just go and copy historical monuments" an official of Indian High Commission in Dhaka told to press.
A replica of the Indian landmark Taj Mahal is seen under construction at Narayanganj district, some 30 kilometers northeast of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Dec. 9, 2008. A Bangladeshi film-maker built a replica of the Taj Mahal inspired by neighbouring India's famous monument. Image Credit Xinhua/Qamruzzaman
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This in no way replicates the original Taj Mahal. So we need to understand what all these media hype are all about. Apparently Mr. Moni's Tajmahal is trying to milk money put of poor Bangladeshi visitors with incomplete construction. The 400 Crore claim is an exaggeration (where are NBR and Durniti Domon commission?), at best 3/4 crores were spent.
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/12/15/bangladesh-bloggers-unearth-the-fake-taj-mahal-scam/
Yes, The NBR and Durniti Dommon Commission need to take steps;)
At the Madanpur bus stand, we heard the tempo (motorized Rickshaw, a public transport) drivers yelling “Taj Mahal”. Some were demanding a fare of 30 Taka, others were asking for 40Taka. After travelling for 30 minutes by tempo we came to a village. The road ahead was packed with thousands of people who had come to see the “Taj Mahal”. We got down from the tempo and walked for about 2km and reached the “Taj Mahal” compound. The entry fee was 50Taka. Ok, we thought, a trip to the original would have been way more expensive. After buying the tickets we pushed through the crowd and entered the compound. After seeing the “Taj” we could not help the various abuses that escaped our lips. My friend from Dhaka was unstoppable. He said, “they have used toilet tiles, and now the owners have run away so that we cannot catch hold of them and give them a piece of our minds…on this day of Eid, they made such fools of us…” etc., etc.”
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