India is the cradle of human race,” said Mark Twain; “We owe a lot to Indians, who taught us to count”

India is the cradle of human race,” said Mark Twain; “We owe a lot to Indians, who taught us to count”: To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. And India, no doubt, has many such sites listed in the UNESCO world heritage sites’ list.

The Taj Mahal: One of The Most Beautiful Architectural Creation of a Love Story

They set stone flowers in the marble.
That by their color, if not their perfume, surpasses real flowers.
---Abu Talib Kalim
If a visit to India is a crown, missing the Taj is as good as missing the crown's finest jewel!


The Taj Mahal is the culmination of architectural achievements of India under the Mughal rule. Arguably the finest piece of architecture in the medieval world, the Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan over the tomb of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Starting from 1632 it took about 20 years to take shape, in the hands of 20,000 of the known world's finest craftsmen.

The Mughal sovereign had several wives, but Mumtaz Mahal was his favorite and most beloved. His companion and confidant on royal matters, she died while giving birth to a daughter. The bereaved emperor wanted to commemorate their love in the form of a stone architecture that will have no parallel in the whole world. He summoned the best brains from far reaches of his expansive empire and beyond to create the incomparable marvel. The Mughal period had seen the creation of brilliant architectural wonders, the Agra Fort, The Red Fort, The Fatehpur Sikri, to name just a few, but nothing compares to the sublime beauty of the Taj Mahal. Created out of the very best quality marble, the pristine white monument when seen against the backdrop of the moonlit sky seems like dream.



The Taj Mahal was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983 and named among the new Seven Wonders of the World. The masterpiece attracts close to 30 million visitors annually of which more than 200,000 tourists from abroad. One visit to the monument and the experience haunts you for the rest of your life.



The Taj Mahal is in the city of Agra located just 200 km from Delhi, the capital of India. Situated on the west bank of River Yamuna, Agra was once the flourishing capital of the Muslim rulers of India.

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