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The Taj Mahal is a major tourist attraction and attracts a large number of domestic and foreign visitors. About five million visitors visited Taj Mahal in the financial year 2022–23. [3] A three-tier pricing system is in place, with a significantly lower entrance fee for Indian citizens and more expensive ones for foreigners.
Kennedy at the Taj Mahal, 15 March 1962. Jacqueline Kennedy undertook a goodwill tour of India and Pakistan in March 1962. While the media devoted widespread coverage to Kennedy's fashion styles, she functioned as an informal diplomat and developed her interest in arts and architecture, returning to India in later years to co-produce a book on Indian art.
He hailed from Iran and served Akbar and was the father of the famous Nur Jahan and grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal of the Taj Mahal fame. He was made Vazir (Prime Minister) after Nur Jahan's marriage with Jahangir in 1611 and held the mansab of 7000/7000 and the title : "I'timad-Ud-Daulah" (The Lord treasurer). He died at Agra in 1622, a few ...
Kochi, India Spices of Cochin Cochin was at the centre of the crossroads of the international spice trade, making it one of the most important places on Earth. 38 Madurai, India Meenakshi temple: Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple Tamil: is a historic Hindu temple located in the holy city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The Safdarjung tomb, the last monumental tomb garden of the Mughals, was planned and built like an enclosed garden tomb in line with the style of the Humayun tomb and Taj Mahal. [6] It was completed in 1754. [7] [8] The slabs from the tomb of Abdul Rahim Khankhana were used in the construction of the tomb. [9]
Toxic smog shrouded India's iconic Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday (November 14), rendering it barely visible from the surrounding gardens of the 17th-century monument. The dense haze also enveloped ...
Catherine Zeta-Jones shared a sweet family photo of herself with husband Michael Douglas and their two kids at the Taj Mahal. Catherine Zeta-Jones shares sweet family photo while visiting the Taj ...
A new architectural style known as the Indo-Saracenic Revival Architecture developed, a combination of British and Indian styles. The best examples of this style are Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya [note 2] (formerly Prince of Wales Museum) in Mumbai.