Saturday, January 10, 2009

Fabulous View of the Taj Mahal in Full Moon Light

Full View of Taj Mahal in Moonlit Light

Taj Glowing in Moonlit Night
Mumtaj Mahal


Taj Mahal in Full Moon Night
DATES OF FULL MOON NIGHTS
2009
January 11
February 09
March 11
April 12
May 09
June 07
July 07
August 06
September 04
October 04
November 02
December 02, 31
Note- Night viewing of the Taj Mahal is closed in the month of Ramzan and on every Friday.
Tickets are available 24 hours (1 day) before Night Viewing of the Taj between 10 AM to 6 PM at Archaeological Survey of India (A. S. I.), 22 Mall Road, Agra.
Ph: 2227261
2227263
Fax: 0562-2227262


Entry Ticket:
Indian Adult- 510/-
Indian Child- 500/-
Foreigner- 750/-
Foreigner- 500/-

Night view of Taj is also available 2 days before and 2 days after full moon night.

Taj Mahal – Symbol of Love on Earth

A View of Taj From Another Angle

Taj Mahal at the Time of Sun Set


Beauty of Taj
Inlay Work done with Precious Stone


Beautiful Inlay Work on the Walls of Taj

The Quranic Inscription


Inlay work in the interior of Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal with Natural Beauty Taj Mahal is glorified by the whole world who accepted Taj Mahal as the first wonder of World. It occupied space in ebody’s heart because of being symbol of love. Taj Mahal was built by the grief stricken Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his beloved wife Mumtaj Mahal.

This world renowned wonder, Taj Mahal sits pretty on the northern side of this green paradise. It looks same from all four sides. The Quranic inscriptions on its four entrances are carved in such subtle increase in size that words may appear to be of the same size from top to bottom. Shahjahan invited master craftsmen from places like Italy and Persia to help design his ambitious tribute to love.

The Taj Mahal is phenomenal not in the beauty alone that shines forth, but in the deep planning and design that went into its making, and the ethereal idea of immortalizing love. Delicate carvings in marble vie with gorgeous pietra dura for attention. Lapislazuli, Cornelian, Jasper, Malachite, Corel, Mother of pearl, Agate and Emerald etc. are inlayed in floral and geometrical patterns in the marble itself. This enchanting mausoleum, on the bank of river Yamuna started in 1631 and it took 22 years to complete it with the help of an estimated 20000 workers.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Map of Agra

Map of Agra

Agra is a district of UP and it is situated in the west of UP. This map includes all the places of Agra and also river Yamuna. All the important destinations are mentioned in this Map of Agra. Tourists can easily depict the direction and distance they are to move from the place they are standing.