Agra
India's monumental delight is the Taj Mahal, a tribute from the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the loving memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal acts as a major crowd puller, a trip to India is incomplete without having basked in the glory of the legendary Taj Mahal. Besides this the grandiose Agra Fort, Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, also popular as Baby Taj are some other historic delights of the region.
Agra is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. There are three UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort in the city and Fatehpur Sikri nearby. Agra with it's glorious past has lots more to offer a discerning traveler besides the mystic and splendours of the Taj.
Agra was the capital of the mughals has a rich historical background, which is amply evident from the numerous historical monuments in and around the city. Agra comes from the epical age, when Mahabharata refer Agra as Agravana.
Agra presents a great lot of things for its domestic and international tourists, who throng the city everyday, with the load going up during the cool months of November - February. It gets terribly hot during April-July.
India's monumental delight is the Taj Mahal, a tribute from the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the loving memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal acts as a major crowd puller, a trip to India is incomplete without having basked in the glory of the legendary Taj Mahal. Besides this the grandiose Agra Fort, Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, also popular as Baby Taj are some other historic delights of the region.
Agra is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. There are three UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort in the city and Fatehpur Sikri nearby. Agra with it's glorious past has lots more to offer a discerning traveler besides the mystic and splendours of the Taj.
Agra was the capital of the mughals has a rich historical background, which is amply evident from the numerous historical monuments in and around the city. Agra comes from the epical age, when Mahabharata refer Agra as Agravana.
Agra presents a great lot of things for its domestic and international tourists, who throng the city everyday, with the load going up during the cool months of November - February. It gets terribly hot during April-July.
