Taj Mahal – the Most Prominent Tourist Attraction of Golden Triangle Tour in India

Author: amitets | Posted: 19.05.2012

Golden Triangle or simply known as GT Tour is of one of the most selling tourist circuits in India. The popular travel circuit covers three important cities from North India as the national capital Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and several nearby tourist destinations. People can explore many important tourist attractions on their golden triangle journey but the world-famous Taj Mahal is the most worth visit of them. Its popularity and architectural beauty can’t be compared with any other heritage monument in India. It is just like queen of golden triangle tours and its immense popularity also demolishes the popularity of other attractions as well.

The beautiful monument is located in the city of Agra along the banks of holy Yamuna River. It was built by Shan Jahan, a lover more than Mughal emperor, in memory of is late wife, Mumtaz Mahal in the seventeenth century. It was the first Mughal monument in India that built with rich white marble and precious gems unlike the other with red sandstone. The basic elements of Taj Mahal design is based on Persian architecture. A beautiful dome and four minarets standing on square platform are the center of attractions of the whole complex. The building has an eye shaped entrance doorway like most of the monuments of Mughal period.

A well managed Mughal Garden is also set around the Taj Mahal designed in Persian style about in 300 square meters of area. It is well decorated with beautiful marble paths, lush green plantations and some flower pools. A reflecting pool is located inside the complex offers scenic views of the Taj Mahal on surface of water. Most of the visitors love to enjoy panoramic sights of Taj Mahal around this pool.

Maybe you will forget all other attractions of golden triangle tours in India after enjoying the magnetizing views of Taj Mahal but there are much remained to explore. Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun Tomb and India Gate in Delhi, Agra Fort, Itmad-Ud-Daulah Tomb and Fatehpur Sikri in Agra and Amber Fort, City Palace Complex, Hawa Mahal, Jantar-Mantar Observatory, Sheesh Mahal, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort and Birla Temple in Jaipur are the other must watch tourist attractions of golden triangle in India. These sites will also offer you wonderful exposure of the rich and remarkable heritage of the country.

Now you must eager to embark on Taj Mahal tours as soon as possible. You can plan trip of this amazing heritage monument or can also visit Taj Mahal on golden triangle trip, one of the most popular traveling circuits of the country. Many tour operators offer well planned Taj Mahal and GT tours according to the vacationers’ interests.



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