A Wonderful Place Because of Love

Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor ordered to build a gigantic tomb in the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal and was called Taj Mahal, India’s pride and is now one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Taj Mahal which is located in a wonderful walled garden in Agra, India, is made of domed white marble and tiled to perfection and is considered as the finest Mughal Architecture. It was designed by Ahmad Lahauri and was completed in 1648. Shah Jahan was accordingly jailed and was said that could only see the mausoleum our of his small cell window.

Over 200,000 overseas tourists and a total of 2 to 4 million visitors from India and all over the world visit Taj Mahal every year. The number of tourists is at its peak during the cooler months of October, November and February.

To conserve the beauty of this famous architecture, polluting traffic is prohibited and people who visit this wonderful grave still have to walk from carparks or ride an electric bus to actually see Taj Mahal. Strict rules were also implemented regarding the only things allowed inside the spectacular architectural symbol and these are transparent water bottles, still cams and small video cameras, cellular phones and small ladies’ purses.