The new Taj Mahal Palace hotel

A hotel employee carries flowers in the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. (AFP)
The newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. Thirty-one people, including 12 Taj employees, were killed at the hotel, which was the focus of the deadly 60-hour siege that left 166 people dead and more than 300 others injured across the city. (AFP)
A room in the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. (AFP)
Interior view of the dome of the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. (AFP)
A room's bathroom in the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. (AFP)
A hotel employee carries flowers in the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. (AFP)
Interior view of the dome of the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel before its reopening on August 15. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. (AFP)
A room in the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. (AFP)
A room in the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. (AFP)
Hotel staff walk through the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. (AFP)
Visitors walk through the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. (AFP)
Hotel staff walk through the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. (AFP)
Hotel staff walk through the newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. (AFP)
The newly-restored heritage wing of Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel is seen before its reopening on August 15. Restoration work on the 105-year old section of the luxury hotel has taken 18 months after it was badly-damaged by fire, shooting and explosions when four heavily-armed Islamist gunmen stormed the building on November 26, 2008. Thirty-one people, including 12 Taj employees, were killed at the hotel, which was the focus of the deadly 60-hour siege that left 166 people dead and more than 300 others injured across the city. (AFP)