Agra, May 16 -- The wooden stairs used to access the main marble platform of the Taj Mahal are being replaced with new wooden stairs. However, this time, the wooden frame has been replaced by a steel one to minimise shaking.

These 22 stairs to go down were replaced on Friday and the other set, used to climb up to the main platform, is to be replaced next Friday (when the Taj is closed for maintenance).

Kalandar Vij, senior conservation assistant, Archaeological Survey of India, Taj Mahal, said that the stairs used to shake because of the wooden frame. As such, the frame used this time is steel, but the stairs are wood.

"The wooden stairs, in use since 2012, had become slippery, so they were replaced with a new set of wooden stairs. Tho...