Agra City Angel : TAJMAHAL Review 2014

Your India tour is not complete if you have not visited AGRA a city of historical importance; it has several world heritage sites like Fatehpur Sikri, Agra fort. This city is on the banks of river Yamuna in northern Indiaabout 200 kms from New Delhi.

 Climate vise November to March is winter suitable to visit after April hot season starts followed by rainy season with 27 inches of average rains, climate becomes hot and humid. So Nov. to March is the ideal period.

   Shahjehan the mogul emperor built Tajmahal the 7^th new in the year wonder of the world in the year 1649. It took 20 years to build by 20000workers and Rs.20lacks in cost (As per Discovery of India).In the memory of his wife Mumtaj mahal.

Agra is well connected by air, rail and road. It has several railway stations where all the famous trains stop and originate including Palace on wheels and Royal Rajasthan on wheels. Idgah and ISBT are two bus stations from where several buses connect Agra with other cities, cars and Taxies are also available TO AND FRO.

 Agra fort it was built in the year1565 and later renovated by Emperor Shah Jehan. Diwan e khas, Perl mosque, Msamman Burj are famous parts of the fort. 

 Tomb of Atma Ud-Daula (called baby Taj) and Fatehpur Sikri (Buland Darvaja TO COMMEMRATE VICTORY OVER Gujrat emperor Akber built it) are other famous spots, Akbars tomb Sikandra Mnakameshwer Temple, Guru katal, JamaMasjid, Chinika Rauja Rambagh, Mariums tomb, Mehtab Bagh, Keetham lake, Moghal heritage walk and Cathedral of Imeculate conception are some other places to visit beside Tajmahal. 

 There are several colleges and very old university Agra-University. The economy of this city is based on tourism and shoe manufacturing and exporting many famous companies have factories. There is household industry of shoes.

 There are several hotel to suit every economy, tourist agencies or tour operatives have their offices, you can make your programme to visit Agra this is the right time to visit, if you are in India already then make sure to visit but beware there is heavy fog and bitter cold in northern areas trains and flights late due to fog.  

Source : http://vdvdsharma.blogspot.in/2010/01/agra-city-of-tajmahal.html