Agra - An Interesting Exploration Of The City Of Taj

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Popularly known as the city of Taj, Agra is the main tourist attraction in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Filled with age old monuments and heritage houses, Agra is bestowed with two main world heritage sites, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Agra Packages provide tourists of Agra an easy way to explore the city of Taj with minimum effort and time. A number of other places like Itmud-ud-Daulah tomb and Sikandra are also covered in these Agra Packages. The erstwhile capital of the Mughal Empire, Agra is situated on the banks of the River Yamuna.

Many well-known Agra Packages usually cover places in the golden triangle of the tourism map of India, Jaipur and Delhi along with Agra. There are Agra Packages named, Fun at New Delhi and Agra, Golden Triangle, Rajasthan-A Royal Rendezvous, Heritage and Culture Tour that are good tour packages of well-known hotels and travel agencies in Agra. Accommodation including breakfast and to and fro transportation from railway station or airport is provided by these Agra Packages. All these packages usually have a one night stay at Agra.

Taj Mahal tops the itinerary of any Agra Package. Taj ...
... Mahal is a marvelous marble mausoleum made by Emperor Shah Jahan for his dear wife Mumthaz Mahal. One of the Seven Wonders of the World as well as India’s Pride, the Taj Mahal is situated in a huge compound, surrounded by beautiful gardens and fountains. Taj Mahal is one of the most well-preserved and maintained monuments in the world and a masterpiece of Indian Muslim architecture. The ground of the complex has several other beautiful buildings, reflecting pools and a small gift shop.

Agra is a place with an eventful history and has a lot of stories to tell. Ruled by the Mughal for over three centuries, Agra is a treasure trove of art and architecture with most of its buildings built during the reign of the architectural connoisseurs in the Mughal history, Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.

The Agra Fort is another such architectural wonder gifted by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. Just about 1 km from the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort is a red sandstone building that houses many other interesting buildings like the Diwan-e-Aam, Diwan-e-Khaas, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Palace, Khaas Mahal, Musamman Burj and the Pearl Mosque.

Rounding the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, Agra Packages usually proceed to the other attractions in Agra namely, Itmud-ud-Daulah tomb and the world heritage site, Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri also has many interesting buildings inside it. While on Agra tour one should not forget to buy the sweets of Agra which are quite famous among the tourists. Interesting things like miniature marble models of the Taj can also be bought from Agra.