Taj Mahal Reviews

I used to live in Nepal for five years and what a wonderful experience it was. What made it even more wonderful was that Nepal was surrounded by many other amazing countries, including India. When I heard we were not only going to India, but the Taj Mahal too, in October 2005, I was pleasantly surprised and proud to be going somewhere ...  Read the complete review

I saw the Taj Mahal on the third day of my first solo backpacking trip abroad. I was 19 and severely culture-shocked and still quite jet lagged! Probably not in the best mindset to see the Taj Mahal but still I soldiered on through the manic streets of Agra and the fought off the extremely pushy touts towards the entrance and eventually managed to ...  Read the complete review

The Taj Mahal. Stuff of legends. There are a few theories about what the name means, the simplest being that it is a Persian phrase meaning 'place of the crown.' I was with a party of twelve very different people when I visited the Taj Mahal. Afterwards as we sat over dinner and talked about the day, it became clear that not ...  Read the complete review

Spring is the loveliest season in which to visit the Taj Mahal, for in the morning the wind is sweet with the perfumes of springtime blossoms and the hot, tropical sun rises high in a burning sky. Bright-winged birds sing in the pines and palms, and the high stone wall, in the centre of which is an arched gate, gleams in the sun. Through ...  Read the complete review

The Taj Mahal stills stands as immaculately today as it did when it was first constructed. So the story goes, it was built by the Mogul Emperor Shah-Jahan between 1631 and 1645 in memory of his favourite wife. The mausoleum, it is said, still contains the crypt where she was eventually laid to rest. The emperor had made plans to build a black ...  Read the complete review