Completed in 1653 A.D., The Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
as the final resting place for his favourite Queen, Mumtaz. Finished in by
Marvel, it is perhaps India most fascinating and beautiful monument. This
perfectly symmetrical monuments took 22 years (1630-1652) of hard labour and
20,000 workers, Masons and Jewellers to built and is set amidst landscaped
gardens. Built by the Persian architect, Ustad Isa, The Taj Mahal the bank
of the Yamuna river. It can be observed like a Mirage from the Agra Fort
from where Emperor Shah Jahan stared at it, for the last eight years his
life as a prisoner of his son Aurangzeb. It is a masterpiece of symmetry,
Seeming to be floating in the air from a distance, and each revealed as an
illusion experienced as one enters through the main gate. The verses of Holy
Koran as inscribed on it and at the top of gate 22 small domes, signifying
the number of years the monument took to built. The Taj Mahal has been built
on a Marvel Plateform that stands above a standstone one. The most elegant
dome of the Taj, with diameter of 60 feets, rises 80 feets, over the
building and directly under the dome is the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Shah
Jahan's tomb has been irected next to her's by his son Aurangzeb. Fantastic
Inley works using semi-precious stones decorate and interiors.
Open
Time : 6 A.M. to 7.30 P.M. (Friday is closed)
AGRA FORT The
great Mughal Emperor Akbar commissioned the construction of the Agra Fort in
1565 A.D., although additions were made till the time of his grandson Shah
Jahan. The forbidding exteriors of this fort hight an inner pardise. The
fort is crescent shaped, flattended on the east with a long, nearly straight
wall facing the river. It has a total perimeter of 2.4 k.m., and is ringed
by double castellated ramparts of red sandstone punctuated at regular
intervals by bastions. A 9 mt. wide and 10 mt. deep moat surround the outer
wall.
There
are number of exquisite building like the Moti Masjid-a white marvel mosque
akin to a perfect pearl, Diwan-e-Am, Diwan-e-Khaas, Jehangir's Palace, Khaas
Mahal, Shish Mahal and Musamman or Samman Burj-where Shahjahan was held
captive in 1666 A.D.
SIKANDRA The
mausolumn of emperor Akbar represent his philosphy and secular outlook,
combining the best of Hindu and Muslim architectures in a superlative
region. Completed in 1613 A.D. by his son Jahangir, it is one of the well
preserved monuments. This is the last resting place of the Mughal Empror
Akbar.
ITMAD-UD-DAULAH Itmad-ud-Daulah is the tomb of Mirza Ghyas Beg, a persian who had obtained
service in Akbar Court. The Marvel tomb was made by Emperor Jehangir's
Queen, Noorjahan, for his father Mirza Ghyas Beg during 1622-1628 A.D..
The
Craftmanship at Itmad-ud-Daulah foreshadows that of the Taj Mahal. It was
here that. "Pietra Dura"-the inlay work on marble-so characteristic of the
Taj-was first used.
Completed in 1653 A.D., The Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
as the final resting place for his favourite Queen, Mumtaz. Finished in by
Marvel, it is perhaps India most fascinating and beautiful monument. This
perfectly symmetrical monuments took 22 years (1630-1652) of hard labour and
20,000 workers, Masons and Jewellers to built and is set amidst landscaped
gardens. Built by the Persian architect, Ustad Isa, The Taj Mahal the bank
of the Yamuna river. It can be observed like a Mirage from the Agra Fort
from where Emperor Shah Jahan stared at it, for the last eight years his
life as a prisoner of his son Aurangzeb. It is a masterpiece of symmetry,
Seeming to be floating in the air from a distance, and each revealed as an
illusion experienced as one enters through the main gate. The verses of Holy
Koran as inscribed on it and at the top of gate 22 small domes, signifying
the number of years the monument took to built. The Taj Mahal has been built
on a Marvel Plateform that stands above a standstone one. The most elegant
dome of the Taj, with diameter of 60 feets, rises 80 feets, over the
building and directly under the dome is the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Shah
Jahan's tomb has been irected next to her's by his son Aurangzeb. Fantastic
Inley works using semi-precious stones decorate and interiors.
The
great Mughal Emperor Akbar commissioned the construction of the Agra Fort in
1565 A.D., although additions were made till the time of his grandson Shah
Jahan. The forbidding exteriors of this fort hight an inner pardise. The
fort is crescent shaped, flattended on the east with a long, nearly straight
wall facing the river. It has a total perimeter of 2.4 k.m., and is ringed
by double castellated ramparts of red sandstone punctuated at regular
intervals by bastions. A 9 mt. wide and 10 mt. deep moat surround the outer
wall.
Itmad-ud-Daulah is the tomb of Mirza Ghyas Beg, a persian who had obtained
service in Akbar Court. The Marvel tomb was made by Emperor Jehangir's
Queen, Noorjahan, for his father Mirza Ghyas Beg during 1622-1628 A.D..