UNESCO - World Heritage Site - Taj Mahal-Official …
WebTaj Mahal. Uttar Pradesh, Agra District N27 10 27.012 E78 2 31.992 Date of Inscription: 1983 Criteria: (i) Ref: 252 Brief Description An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by …
Taj Mahal: The symphony of love — Google Arts & Culture
WebThe Taj Mahal is known as a monument of love and a grieving emperor’s ode to his beloved deceased queen. Another legend considers the Taj as an embodiment of Shah Jahan’s vision of kingship. The story goes that he sought to build something akin to heaven on earth, a spectacular and unbelievably beautiful monument that reinforced the power, as well as …
Taj Mahal, Lucknow
Web4 days ago · Taj Mahal Lucknow, our 5 star hotel in Lucknow inspires a romance with a coquette called Lucknow. If Delhi is the city of Djinns, then Lucknow is the city of soul. The Nawabs still haunt it, as do the British, with their fine taste for delicate craftsmanship, love for beauty, music, the arts and cuisine. In fact, if they were around they would give Taj …
The 10 best hotels near Taj Mahal in Agra, India - Booking.com
WebHotel in Taj Ganj, Agra. Breakfast options. 8.3. Very Good · 1,693 reviews. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Agra, is 4.3 mi from Agra Cantonment Railway Station and 8.7 mi from Agra Airport. The Taj Mahal is 1.7 mi from the hotel, while Agra Fort is less than 3.1 mi away.
Visiting Hours - Taj Mahal-Official Website of Taj Mahal, …
WebTaj Mahal Eastern Gate :- Tickets are available at Eastern Gate of Taj Mahal. (Timing-One Hour before Sunrise upto 45 Minutes before Sunset). Taj Mahal Southern Gate :- No Entry from this gate at Present only Exit is allowed. There are separate queues for Foreign tourists and Domestic tourists to enter to Taj and signs will direct you accordingly.
Taj Mahal | Ministry of Culture, Government of India
WebThe Taj Mahal, an immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage. It no doubt partially owes its renown to the moving circumstances of its construction. Shah Jahan, in ...
Taj Mahal - Gallery - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
WebAn immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the ...
Taj Mahal: A Tour from the Top — Google Arts & Culture
WebThe Taj Mahal is one of the great artistic treasures of the world, an instantly-recognisable emblem of India itself. It’s a mausoleum, or tomb, commissioned in 1632 by Emperor Shah Jahan, one of the greatest Mugal Emperors, to house the body of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Here, you can take in the famous architecture and surroundings in Street View.
Taj Garden - Taj Mahal-Official Website of Taj Mahal, …
WebThe concept of the paradise garden was one the Mughals brought from Persian Timurid gardens. It was the first architectural expression they made in the Indian sub-continent, fulfilling diverse functions with strong symbolic meanings. Known as the charbagh, in its ideal form it was laid out as a square sub divided into four equal parts.
Entry To Taj Mahal
WebIt is the main entrance to the Taj Mahal and this gate faces towards Green Shahjahan Garden, Agra cantonment and Agra city.There is a red sand stone edifice outside this gate which is known as Fatehpur Begum another wife of Shah Jahan. It is erected on a beautiful terrace. The count yard is paved and its measurements are 130 feet and some 175 ...
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