Case file · Haunting
The Taj Mahal Palace architect's ghost
A popular story says the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, opened in 1903, was built back to front and its architect W. A. Chambers jumped to his death, haunting the old wing.
1903 CE · 18.92, 72.83 · status: hoax
The sceptical view
The hotel was designed to face the city as it does, and Chambers returned to England; the story is a myth.