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Taj Mahal

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Overview

The world's most celebrated monument to love — an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the Yamuna, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his empress Mumtaz Mahal. Its perfect dome, minarets, pietra-dura inlay and charbagh gardens change colour from dawn pink to moonlit silver, and it draws millions each year as India's crown jewel and a UNESCO World Heritage wonder.

Why visit: One of the New Seven Wonders of the World — no photograph prepares you for it.

History: Commissioned in 1632 after Mumtaz Mahal's death, it took ~20,000 artisans and 22 years to complete; craftsmen came from across Asia, and the marble was hauled from Makrana by elephant.

Things to do
  • ›Watch sunrise over the dome from the main charbagh axis
  • ›Study the pietra-dura gemstone inlay and Quranic calligraphy up close
  • ›View the Taj from Mehtab Bagh across the Yamuna at sunset
  • ›Visit the mosque, jawab and the museum inside the complex
  • ›Full-moon night viewing (limited tickets, 5 nights a month)
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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹50 (Indians), ₹1100 (foreigners) + ₹200 mausoleum

Hours

Sunrise–sunset; closed Friday

Est. budget

₹500–1500

Duration

Half day

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Mehtab Bagh

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