Day Trip to Agra from Delhi Including Taj Mahal and Agra Fort

Day Trip to Agra from Delhi Including Taj Mahal and Agra Fort

The Taj Mahal is widely considered one of the most beautiful buildings ever created. The exquisite marble structure in Agra, India, is a mausoleum, an enduring monument to the love of a husband for his favorite wife. It's also an eternal testament to the artistic and scientific accomplishments of a wealthy empire. Shah Jahan, “the King of the World,” took control of the Mughal Empire throne in 1628 very much in love with the queen he dubbed Mumtaz Mahal or “Chosen One of the Palace.” The poets at Agra’s Mughal court said her beauty was such that the moon hid its face in shame before her.......

Pickup 06:00 Am and drive to Agra. reach Agra and process city trip (Taj Mahal remains closed on Friday)Taj Mahal- located in Agra,Taj Mahal a poem of love and the constructed by the white marble on the bank of the river Yamuna built on the orders of the Great Mugal Empire Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz-Mahal, who died at the birth of the fourteenth child Shah Jahan himself was buried here .Taj Mahal (also "Taj") is considered the best example of the Mughal style architecture, which combines elements of Indian, Persian and Arab architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site: "the pearl of the Islamic art in India, one of the most recognized masterpieces of heritage admired all over the world." The building began to be built around 1632 and completed in 1653. Worked 20 thousand artisans and craftsmen. Inside the mahal are two tombs - the shah and his wife. In fact, the place of their burial is below - ground. The construction time refers to about 1630-1652 years. The Taj Mahal is a five-domed structure with a height of 74 m on a platform, with 4 minarets at the corners (to which a garden with fountains and a swimming pool. The walls are lined with a polished transparent marble, it looks like a white, at the dawn of pink in a moon lite in night. Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. Before capture by the British, the last Indian rulers to have occupied it were the Marathas. Evening return to Delhi and drop hotel and airport.