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If you are planning to go to the northern side of India on vacation and for some reasons if you are not going to see the Taj Mahal in Agra then your tour would be incomplete as you would simply be missing out on a timeless beauty.

Author: Nikita Martin

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Although the northern side of India, like all the rest of it, is full of various historical buildings and monuments, the Taj Mahal has its own special place that is not shared by any other historical monument in India. Build in the mid 17th century by the great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife, Taj Mahal is one of the finest architectural marvels of the Mughal era in India. It is situated in Agra city of Uttar Pradesh which was the capital of Mughal Empire in India during the mughal period.

The name Taj Mahal is made up of two Hindi words Taj meaning crown and Mahal meaning palace. Taj Mahal (or the crown of palaces) is declared as a world heritage site and is a great tourist attraction. This monument considered as symbol of love around the world. It is also called the jewel of Muslim art in India. Taj Mahal is an excellent example of the mughal architecture style which was a combination of Persian, Turkish and Indian architectural styles. This white marble structure is made with such craftsmanship & excellence that is mesmerizes you eyes and heart.

The Yamuna River flows by one side of Taj Mahal and the river facing side is open while the three remaining sides are bounded by red sandstone walls. The entrance to the monument is through a gateway call ‘The Great gate’ (Darwaza-i rouse). There are so many big and small structures around it which are composed primarily of red sandstone and are the architectural examples of typical Mughal tombs of that era. The Mughal garden called the ‘Charbagh’ between the taj and the gateway is also an example of the Mughal style garden as it mainly divided into four major divisions by a pathway which further divides each division into four more sub divisions which makes it a total of 16 divisions of the garden.

Taj Mahal attracts more then 3.5 million visitors annually. This includes over 200,000 overseas visitors and tourists. Taj Mahal Agra Tour is also a part of the famous Golden Triangle Tour. Most of the tourists come to see it during the cooler months of October, November and February. The Taj should be seen during a full moon night when the moons light shines on the white marbel and increases the eternal beauty of Taj. Besides Taj Mahal tour, Agra also has many other sightseeing and tourist destinations like Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar’s Tomb, Mankameshwar Temple, Jama Masjid, Ram Bagh, I'timād-Ud-Daulah's Tomb and many more to visit.

If you are one of those people who can spend a whole day just praising any historical site then you will love Taj because there is so much to see in and around Taj. Craftsmanship lovers from India and around the world find this place so magnificent that they come again and again to have a glimpse of its beauty.

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Why Taj Mahal Monument is Attractive For Everyone