Taj Mahalताज महल

The tomb Shah Jahan built for Mumtaz Mahal. Go at opening time, before the light and the crowds change.

What to see and do

• The mausoleum and its pietra dura inlay
• Sunrise from the east gate
• The Yamuna-side view from Mehtab Bagh across the river
• The mosque and the jawab flanking the tomb
• Charbagh gardens and the reflecting pool

More places in Agra

• Agra FortAgra, Uttar Pradesh · FortsAkbar's sandstone walls with Shah Jahan's marble inside, and the Taj framed from the tower he died in.
• Fatehpur SikriAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageAkbar's sandstone capital, built in fourteen years and left within fifteen.
• Akbar's Tomb, SikandraAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageAkbar's own tomb in a deer-filled garden on the Mathura road, finished by Jahangir in 1613.
• Chini ka RauzaAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe tiled Persian tomb on the east bank that nobody visits, five minutes from the Baby Taj.
• Gurdwara Guru ka TaalAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe gurdwara at the tank where Guru Tegh Bahadur gave himself up in 1675, next to Akbar's tomb.
• Itmad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj)Agra, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageNur Jahan's marble tomb for her father, the small rehearsal for the Taj with a fraction of the crowd.
• Jama Masjid, AgraAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageJahanara's 1648 mosque and the old-city bazaar behind it, across the tracks from the fort.
• Mehtab BaghAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe garden across the river from the Taj, and the place to see it at sunset without the crowd.

All places in Agra · All places in Uttar Pradesh