Taj Mahal

Address:
Taj Mahal, Agra,
Uttar Pradesh, India

Operation hours:
Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Agra Circle, 22 The Mall, Agra

Contact number:
Tel:
(91) 562-2227261
(91) 562-2227263

Fax:
(91) 562-2227262

Email:
asiagra@sancharnet.in

Website:
www.asi.nic.in
www.incredibleindia.org

Taj Mahal Sheer poetry in marble. Majesty and magnificence, unrivalled. The Taj Mahal, the one and only one of its kind across the world. The monumental labour of love of a great ruler for his beloved queen. The ultimate realisation of Emperor Shah Jehan's dream. From 1631 A.D., it took 22 years in the making. An estimated 20,000 people worked to complete the enchanting mausoleum, on the banks of the Yamuna.

Taj Mahal changes its moods with the seasons and the different times of the day. At dawn, the marble has a delicate bloom in shell pink, by noon it glitters majestically white, turning to a soft pearly grey at dusk. Monsoon clouds give it a moody blue tint and it appears and disappears like a mirage in the drifting mists of winter.
It can be solid and earthbound, fragile and ethereal, white, amber, grey and gold. The many faces of Taj Mahal display the seductive power of architecture at its best.

Taj Mahal is truly one of the Wonders of the World!

TAJ BY NIGHT
 
Night viewing on Full Moon Day and two days before and after it, excluding Fridays and in the month of Ramzan
 
Rate of Night Viewing Ticket: Indian (Adult)- Rs 510/-; Foreigner (Adult)- Rs 750/- and Children ( 3Yrs to 15 Years age)- Rs. 500/-.

The forthcoming full moon dates of the years from 2007 to 2010 is given below. The day of full moon may subject to minor variation.

 
The visitors are requested to confirm the dates from the office of the Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Agra Circle, 22 The Mall, Agra in the following number or e-mail id :  91-562-2227261, 2227263, 2227262 (Fax). Email: asiagra@sancharnet.in