Day Trip to Agra
Same Day Agra Tour from Delhi
Think of India and Taj Mahal’s picture visualizes in every traveler’s mind in a fractions of seconds. India trip can not be considered accomplished without visiting Taj Mahal located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Agra is very close to the national capital Delhi at a distance of just 200 km on the bank of river Yamunna. There are easy ways to get this historical city of Taj from New Delhi. Fast trains like Shatabdi is a good option to travel with. It arrives Agra in 2 hours from New Delhi. Many travelers use this train for both ways in a day trip from Delhi. Driving down to Agra through Yamunna Expressway from Delhi is an amazing experience in itself. Car will take two and a half hours to reach Agra. This easy go getting makes Agra the best excursion site for day trippers from Delhi. On a day trip to Agra, Here are details of monuments in Agra
Monuments of Agra:
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri are the major tourist attractions of Agra and all these historical monuments come under UNESCO world heritage sites. Agra is India’s most visited city due to Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is listed amongst the Seven Wonders of the World and often called the ‘Symbol of Love’.
Taj Mahal is also called as an ‘epitome of love’. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built this in the memory of his wife late Mumtaj Mahal after her death in 16th century. It took him 22 years to build Taj with the help of 20000 artisans. Emperor called upon artisans from Persia, Italy and different parts of India to create a replica of haven (Jannat) on earth according to him.
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It is an absolutely worth to see an extraordinary engineering and architecture work on the best of marble all over the place at Taj Mahal. During Taj Mahal visit, Inlaid calligraphy in black marble was used to inscribe the Koranic verses on arches, Pietra dura, floral sprays and Jaali patters on the white marble have always been noticed since its existence.
Monuments like Agra fort and Fatehpur Sikri are also as significant as Taj Mahal in Agra. Agra houses many more historical monuments such as tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah, Sikandra etc.
Agra fort is made of red sand stone, built by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 15th Century. It is famous for its architecture work and craftsmanship. Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb made his father Emperor Shahjahan a home arrest in the fort where he died at spending last eight years of his life. Shahjahan died at looking at Taj Mahal, which can still be seen from the Agra fort located on the west bank of Yamuna. Rampart of the fort is awesome.
Fatehpur Sikri is a must see monument when you are in and around Agra. It is also the UNESCO world heritage site and frequented by millions of tourists every year on Agra trip. It is popularly known as the ‘abandoned City’ presently located at a distance of 40 km away from Agra. Agra was once the imperial seat of Mughals and Fatehpur Sikri was the first planned city of Mughals, built by Emperor Akbar in 1570 in effort to shift its capital from present time Delhi. The construction of this beautiful city was completed in 15 years of time but unfortunately Akbar had to abandon the city due to the drought occurred here in that time. It is also called as ‘the ghost city’. Architecture of this monument is worth watching.
Hang out or stroll down the markets of Agra is also a good option to make your day a memorable one before you leave the city. Restaurants with wide range of food, marble factories, Carpet shops and leather items shops are lined through the markets.
