Make A Visit To Explore The Beauty Of Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is famously known as one among the Seven Wonders of the World. It is situated exactly in city of Agra, Delhi, India. The construction work Taj Mahal was commenced by the mogul emperor Shah Jahan in the year 1632 and completed successfully in the year 1653, it was built in the remembrance of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died while giving birth to their fourteenth child. Even though it was built 17th century, it is considered as the most excellent and finest art of Mugal Emperor as of today, UNESCO announced Taj Mahal as a World Heritage Site in the year 1983.

Taj Mahal Agra has a vast garden situated in the river banks of Yamuna. The perimeter of the garden is about 300 meter square and it is called as charbagh or Mughal garden. Taj Mahal was surrounded by four enormous pillars, which is constructed in the way that the pillars won’t collapse inward of the building in case of natural calamities. Shah Jahan bought construction materials from all over Asia to build his dream castle, more than 1000 elephants were used to transport materials from all over the world to Agra.

Ultimately the marbles were bought from Rajasthan, crystals from China and Sapphire from Sri Lanka. More than twenty thousand workers have been used to build this monument. Moreover skilled calligraphers from Persia been called to write calligraphy scripts in the tombstones.

Taj Mahal Agra is visited by 2 to 4 million yearly, minimum 2,00,000 visitors from abroad. During the month of October and November were the peak time for the tourist, as well as, dual pricing system, means low fares for Indians than foreigners, used to improve income from the visitors. The state government restricted any polluting vehicle nearby the Taj Mahal Agra and electric busses were introduced for the convenience of the tourist.

Taj Mahal can be visited between 6.A.M to 7.P.M in weekdays and it is closed in Friday but only opens between 12.P.M to 2.P.M for prayers. Especially Taj Mahal Agra is allowed to night visit two days before and after of Full moon day, which shows the elegance and grace of Taj Mahal in the moonlight as well.

There is a controversy raised that Taj Mahal was built by Hindu king but ascribed and claimed to Muslim sultans. Supreme Court declines that claim in the year 2000 and doesn’t accept that claim as well.