The Taj Mahal in Agra India is a monument that has inspired poets and architects to rapture. The Taj Mahal is a memorial to everlasting love. Prince Khurram was the son of Jahangir the Mughal Emperor. While still a teenager, he met the breathtakingly beautiful Arjumand Banu Begum, whose good looks inspired court poets of the Mughal court to say, "The moon, hid its face in shame before her." Khurram told his father the Emperor that he had found his bride. Five years later they were married and from then on they were inseparable. Khurram ascended to the throne, as Shah Jahan - "the ruler of the world" in 1628. Arjumand Banu Begum was called Mumtaz Mahal - the chosen one of the place and was Shah Jahan's constant companion. She died shortly after giving birth to their 14th child in 1631. Her dying wish was that Shah Jahan would build her a mausoleum unrivalled in beauty anywhere in the world, which he fulfilled when he built the Taj Mahal in Agra India.

A grief stricken Shah Jahan lost all interest in administering his empire and turned his energies towards the construction of this grand mausoleum. The Indian poet and Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore described the Taj Mahal as a teardrop that glistened "spotlessly bright on the cheek of time..." For the next 22 years the work continued and drained the Mughal treasury of 32 million rupees. According to the poet Sir Edwin Arnold, the Taj Mahal in Agra India, is "not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor's love wrought in living stones."

Today the Taj Mahal in Agra India stands as a symbol of eternal love, which continues to mesmerize tourists from around the world. You can enjoy seeing the Taj Mahal in Agra India on tours to Agra India with Taj Hub.
 

The Taj Mahal in Agra India is considered one of the best examples of Mughal architecture in India. The history of the Taj Mahal is one of the great love stories of the world.

The Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the wonders of the world. The architecture of the Taj Mahal has been praised by historians, architects, poets and travelers from all over the world. Built of white marble brought from Makrana in Rajasthan, the Taj Mahal appears different at different times of day and during the changing seasons.

The beauty of Mumtaz Mahal, like the glorious Taj Mahal, was unrivalled. She captured the mighty Emperor Shah Jahan's heart along with the imagination of the court poets who likened her beauty to be brighter than that of the moon.

 Taj Mahal tour is not only about the seeing the mausoleum in white marble, but also its surroundings, especially the Taj Garden - Charbagh. In Islamic style of architecture, the garden is not just another feature but has a well-defined meaning and it symbolizes the spirituality. According to the Holy Koran, a garden is symbolic of paradise.

 Festivals of India are known for its colourfully jovial spirit and India tour during festival time adds to your vacations in India. And what would be more exciting and scintillating then planning your Taj Mahal tour in Agra during the mesmerizing Taj Festival.