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Explore Agra
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Agra Introduction |
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Agra is best known as the city of Taj Mahal, the world's most famous
monument of love. It is situated along the banks of the River Yamuna and
attracts thousands of tourists every day from all over the world. The Taj,
one of the wonders of the world and a World Heritage Monument, is only one
of the innumerable edifices the Mughals endowed this city with. The Agra
Fort, the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula, Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, the Jama Masjid,
and Fatehpur Sikri are among the beautiful monuments to see in Agra. Agra,with its laid -back lifestyle and its immense wealth of architecture, handicrafts and jewellery, is amongst the most remarkable city of the world. In terms of ambience it is still associated with its Mughal period led by Babur, who arrived in 1526. Agra grew in prominence as almost all of India came under the rule of Mughal empire but Agra reached its zenith under the rule of Akbar,Shah Jehan and Jehangir.It was under the rule of Akbar that agra become a leading centre of art, science, commerce and culture. |
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Agra History |
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| Agra is an old city and it derived its name from Agrabana, a forest which is mentioned in the epic Mahabharta. In recent times Agra came into prominence when Sikandar Lodi made it his capital city in 1501. The Lodi ended very soon and Agra passed into the possession of the Mughals. The Mughal emperors with their passion for building, endowed the city with some of the finest structures in the world. During the time of the third emperor Akbar Agra came into its own. He embarked on the construction of the massive Agra Fort in 1565. Agra continued to retain its importance and Shah Jehan, Akbar's grandson ornamented the city with that masterpiece of Mughal architecture -The Taj Mahal and built several other beautiful buildings within the Agra Fort. | ||||||||||||
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How to Reach Agra |
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Air: Agra is one of the hottest tourist destinations in India and all
facilities have been provided for the easy access to this place. It has its
own airport which connects Agra with all the major places in India. The Agra
airport or the Kheria airport has all the major domestic airlines having
their services to this place. Rail: Agra is a major railway station by having stoppage for almost all the trains to south India, Mumbai and many trains to Calcutta.. Agra city is visited by the "Palace on Wheels" .The Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains have also their stoppage in Agra. Agra is connected by rail with all major cities of the country. Road: Agra, on cross-roads of National Highways 2, 3. and 11, is excellently connected to all parts of the country.So it is the premier tourist destination of India. The state transports have ordinary as well as deluxe bus services for this place of the Taj. |
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Best Season to Visit Agra |
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| Best Season to visit Agra is in the month of September to March. It is preferable to wear cotton clothes in summer and light woollens in winter. |
