Where is Taj Mahal?

If you are planning a trip to India, then don't forget to add Taj Mahal in your travel itinerary.

A trip to India is never complete without a trip to Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal or Taj is one destination in India which everyone wants to visit. The curiosity of visiting Taj Mahal increases after seeing it. Taj fascinates you beyond expectation. The more you see, the more your want to see of it. Taj Mahal is one of the most photographed monuments of the world. Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal is synonymous with India.


Taj, the epitome of love stands proudly on the bank of river Yamuna in Agra. Agra one of the oldest city of Uttar Pradesh is not far from Delhi, the capital city of India. Delhi is 204 kms from Agra and it takes almost 3 hrs by land-ways to reach Agra. It's one of the three corners of the Golden Triangle.

Major Attractions
The Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605) established the present city of Agra in 1566; it became a center of culture and scholarship, and served as a seat of government for the Mughal Empire until 1648, when the emperor Aurangzeb moved to Delhi.

Agra is famous as the site of the Taj Mahal with several other outstanding examples of Indo-Saracenic architecture. Spread over an area of 62 Km, Agra was once the capital of India in 16th - 17th, Mughal Era. Agra, with its easy lifestyle and its immense wealth of architecture, handicrafts and jewelry, is amongst the most outstanding cities of the world. Apart from Taj Mahal, Agra also boasts of some of the other exemplary monuments of India - Agra Red Fort, Itimad-Ud Daulah, Sikandra Dayal Bagh, Fatehpur Sikri and lots more. The Jahangri Mahal, a palace of white marble constructed for the Mughal emperor Akbar, and the Moti Masjid, also known as the Pearl Mosque, built during the early part of the 17th century are some of the attractions at Agra.