July 16-18, Wednesday- Fri, Agra, India

Oberoi Amarvilas,Agra

I'Timad-UD-Daulah, 1622-1628 AD.

This is the tomb of the Lord Treasurer, Mirza Ghiyas Beg, an example of Mughal architecture transitioning from the use of red stone to white marble. It was commissioned by his daughter, Nur Jahan, who later married the emperor. 

The outer walls of the tomb gardens are of stone while the mausoleum itself is marble decorated with inlay patterns of flowers, birds and geometric designs. 

Mantab-Bagh (The Moon Garden) 1631-1635

The site for direct viewing of the Taj Mahal. Legend has it that Shah Jahan intended to build a second Taj, as his own tomb in black marble, the negative image of the Taj of Mumtaz Mahal, his wife.


 

Taj Mahal, 1631-1653

This monument to love, symbolic of India throughout the world, is a Mughal mausoleum.  It was constructed by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth bearing his 14th child.

On to Ladakh

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