Q. How and why did World Monuments Fund (WMF) get involved with restoring the Mughal Gardens in Agra?
A. Since 1996, when the Taj Mahal was placed on the World Monuments Watch, WMF has followed closely the issues regarding the conservation needs of the Mughal gardens across the river. Beginning in 2012, there were preliminary discussions about the possibility of WMF developing a project in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

 
At the Mughal Garden site in Agra, the garden of the tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah, March 2014. PIC COURTESY/Mark Weber, World Monuments Fund Provenance