Delhi to Agra Travel Guide By Road Bus,Train,Flight
New Delhi, the capital city of India always welcomes the tourists not only form India but from all around the world. Tour to Agra from Delhi is a good option, in so far as visiting new places are concerned. Excursions from Delhi have always been fun as the surrounding cities are also very important parts of Indian subcontinent. The famous place around Delhi is Agra who is known by its symbol of love the Taj Mahal. Agra is 200 km southeast from Delhi.The beautiful city, Agra is situated on the banks of holy river Yamuna. It is the 3rd largest city in Utter Pradesh. It is a salient destination for the tourist visiting Agra. Every year millions of tourists visit Agra from all over the world.
The Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is one of the 7 Wonders of the World. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz. Taj Mahal was built between 1631 A.D and 1654 A.D. It is said that it have been built with the manpower of about 22,000 labors which includes Naqqashi laborers, painters, stonecutters, garden-layers, gardeners, embroidery artists and masons. It was built as a mausoleum by Shah Jahan after the death of his wife Mumtaz. It is said that Shah Jahan was very much pained by the death of his favorite wife.
The whole Mahal is made up of White marble. The dazzling white Tomb is so serene that it makes you feel the melancholy embedded in it. The Taj Mahal is actually an desegregated complex of structures that contains mosque , entrances, lodges and a gardens. Any Tour to Agra from Delhi is incomplete without visiting the grand Taj Mahal.