Part of The Golden Triangle India Tours

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Agra.
A visit to Agra is a must in your trip to the golden triangle of India.
The city of Agra is located in northern India in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Even during the reign of the Mughal dynasty during 16-17 centuries, Agra was the capital of India , later in 1658 capital was moved to Delhi. Agra is known all over the world especially for the fact that one of the Seven Wonders of the World "Taj Mahal" is placed here.

Agra the city of Taj Mahal.

Going back to the history of Agra, in the early 11 th century the town was destroyed by the Afghan ruler Mahmud of Ghazni. It took almost 500 years for Agra to revive back to it's glory. In the year 1501, Sultan Sikandar Lodi made Agra his capital. The city of Agra passed into the hands of Mughals in the year 1526, when the Emperor Babur defeated the last Lodhi sultan in the battle of Panipat near Delhi.

Agra experienced a period of greatest prosperity during the mid 16 to mid-17 centuries, when it has consistently ruled by emperors like Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. During the same time one of the seven wonders of the world Taj Mahal came in to existence.

The Taj Mahal.

Taj Mahal Tour- a world famous tourist attraction in the golden triangle tours. Taj Mahal is one of the most extravagant monument ever made by human kind. A beautiful piece of white marble, built by emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his second wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died at birth of there 14 th child. Taj Mahal is a true masterpiece of Persian-Indian architecture. The entire complex of Taj Mahal is closed on three sides by a garden. The garden is full of many beautiful fountains, footpaths with four water channels along its entire stretch, representing the road to paradise. The walls of Taj Mahal are decorated with artful mosaic containing thousands of precious and semiprecious stones, and ornaments made of black marble.

As said over 20,000 people from all over India and Central Asia worked there heart out to construct this beautiful master piece. While on completion of Taj Mahal Shah Jahan amputated hands of the workers so they can never repeat such work.

Golden Triangle India- Taj Mahal.

Tour to Taj mahal and the city of Agra are an integral part of the golden triangle India tours. It gives you an impression of historical and cultural wealth of the golden triangle in India.