Stories near Agra, India
2 cached stories in English near Agra. Read the sources, then open this city in Explore.
This selection covers places within 15 km of the city centre. It is not a complete guide, a popularity ranking or a claim that every place has a story.
Taj Mahal
A story about this place.
The Taj Mahal is the ivory-white marble mausoleum in front of you, the centrepiece of a 17-hectare complex on the right bank of the Yamuna in Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, to hold the tomb of his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and it also contains Shah Jahan’s own tomb.
Taj Mahal
A story about this place.
The Taj Mahal is the ivory-white marble mausoleum standing on the right bank of the Yamuna, and the thing to notice first is that it is not just one building but the centrepiece of a 17-hectare complex with a mosque, a guest house, formal gardens, and a crenellated wall around three sides.
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City reference: Agra, India.