Under fire: On Sat., Nov. 29, the head of India’s National Security Guard announced that the siege of the Taj was finally over. But the blazes terrorists set inside the 105-year-old iconic Taj Mahal hotel, famous for hosting kings, presidents, and entertainers, did irreparable damage. It took nearly 60 hours to secure the massive five-star establishment, in part because the terrorists hid in its maze of 565 rooms, which commandos had to search one by one.