In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the ...

6 min read "The Taj Mahal shows ... we saw the tomb, everyone was silent,” Oliver recalls. “While it’s touristy, it felt very religious as well.” The acoustics inside the main dome ...

An 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 ...

The Taj Mahal is a stunning ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra ... It shows the wealth and elegance of the Mughal Empire.

(Reuters) The tourists visiting the Taj Mahal will have to shell out extra from April 1 as the government has decided to introduce Rs 200 charge for seeing the main mausoleum and also raise the ...

you will reach one of the grand sandstone gates of the Taj Mahal complex. The main mausoleum and its four minarets sit on a wide, oblong marble plinth. In true Mughal style, the monument is surrounded ...

Grief-stricken by the untimely death of his beloved wife Mumtaz, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan immortalized his love by commissioning a grand mausoleum in her honor. Construction of the Taj Mahal ...

One such amazement strikes when we look at the white mausoleum that stands as an emblem of love of devotion – the grand Taj Mahal. Ranked as one of the Seven Wonders of The World,this monument ...

The coolers have strategically been placed near book counters, entry-exit gates, check posts, colliders and also at the main mausoleum ... Sikri including Taj Mahal in the region for the last ...

Plain and simple: This is the reason you come to Agra. The Taj Mahal is a majestic tomb built in the Mughal style, which combines Indian, Islamic and Persian architectural principles. Visitors ...

The 144-foot-high main dome, constructed of brick ... from the Koran on the Great Gate, mosque and mausoleum. I had visited the Taj Mahal as a tourist with my family in 2008, and when I read ...