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Taj Mahal Agra Excursion Tours
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Taj Mahal Tour in Agra - Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal
Tour and once the capital of the Mughal empire, has
several monuments which display the splendour of Mughal
architecture. Taj Mahal Tour in India and It was here
that Babar, the founder of the dynasty, had the first
formal Persian garden laid out on the banks of the river
Yamuna. Akbar, his grandson, raised the towering
ramparts of the great Red Fort, within whose walls
Jahangir built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens, and
which Shahajahan embellished with marble mosques,
palaces and pavilions of gem-inlaid white marble in the
Taj Mahal Tour in Agra.
Agra Taj Mahal Tour is mentioned in the ancient epic
Mahabharata as Agraban, the sister city of the more
prominent Mathura. Agra was established in 1475 by Badal
Singh and came into its own when Sikander Lodhi of the
Lodhi dynasty chose it for his capital because of its
proximity to the Yamuna. Babur defeated the Lodhis to
capture not only Agra but also to lay the foundation of
the Mughal empire in the Taj Mahal Tour in Agra.
In the mid-16th and earlier 17th centuries, Agra
witnessed a frenzied building activity and it was during
this time that the symbol of love, the Taj Mahal, was
built. Taj Mahal Tour in India and the buildings made
during this era were purely in the contemporary Mughal
style and of very high quality. Besides the monuments,
Agra Taj Mahal Tour is worth a visit for the
masterpieces of craftsmen recreating the glory of the
Mughal period and for the Mughlai cuisine, the aroma of
which fills the narrow lanes of Agra Taj Mahal Tour.
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