Agra's Taj Mahal - India Travel Guide

On tourist trails and travel agency brochures, what is India synonymous with? Apart from spicy curries and colourful festivals, it is the Taj Mahal. Any visit to this land of paradoxes is incomplete without a stop-over at this beautiful monument. The Taj Mahal is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World and like its counterparts on this list, it’s a work of great beauty and scale. It was built laboriously, over many years, during the Mughal period in India. Inside the Taj Mahal book - - Short history of the Taj Mahal - How the monument was built - Architecture of the monument with its sandstone entrance, minarets & dome - Planning to visit? A few tips along with a list of Do's and Don'ts - Places to see in and around Taj Mahal in Agra - Taj Mahal in popular culture