Trip To Taj Mahal In India

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Taj mahal is the one of the greatest example of Mughal architecture. It is the combination of Indian, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Islamic architectural Designs. It also has the features of precious metals and gems. It is one of the seven wonder of the world and one of the most recognizable monuments of India. The Tomb is situated in Agra, India. It was built by the Mughal ruler shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. There is a body of Mumtaz Mahal in the tomb. After the death of shah jahan, son of shah Jahan Aurangzeb burying his body next to his beloved wife. It is a sign of the everlasting and never ending love that Shah Jehan showed for his wife. The building also contains sequence of gardens and mosque, a public house and gateways. It has a beautiful art work since the time of mughal emperor and is made without cranes and particular tools that are available today.

Mumtaz who was shah jahan’s third wife was died in 1631 while giving birth to their 14th child. Taj mahal was in the memory of his dearly loved wife that Shah Jahan built a wonderful monument as a mark of respect to her. The construction ...
... of this building was started after the six month of mumtaz death and construction of Taj mahal was completed under the supervision of Abd-ul-karim and Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. Approx 1000 elephants and 20,000 workers worked on them during its construction and it took 23 years for its completion. The tombstone was completely built with white marble which was bringing from all over India and from central Asia. The total expenditure on its completion was about 32 million rupees.

Annually it millions of visitor including foreigner, poets, musicians, artists, lovers are visit there which is also solid evidence to external love. While you ever visit there I will recommended you to visit phata-pur-sikhri which is another great city full of attractions, monuments, stories and romance.

The building of Taj Mahal is situated on the bank of river Yamuna in Agra. It is about 156 miles from Delhi. The nearest airport to Taj Mahal is Delhi. From there you can trip to Taj Mahal either by hired coach, by taxi, by local transportation vehicle or even train. You can also find various three star hotels in Agra. Book you cheap flights to India to view the wonderful attractions of India. You can find various airline deals for Delhi on tickectstoindia.co.uk. And can also book cheap flights to Delhi at very much discounted prices.