incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 7,02/10 - Hotel Yamuna View formerly Hotel Agra Ashok has ... more
been the most gracious and regal host to the leading national and international visitors to the city of TAJ Agra. The hotel is known for its unique mix of tradition...
Hotel Taj Plaza is on a heart throbing location just 600 mts away from Taj Mahal The view ... more
of Taj from the deluxe rooms and the terrace is magnificentNo Hotel symbolizes the grandeur and hospitality of the historic city of the Taj Mahal more than Hotel ...
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Advantages: One of Indias most famous buildings, most well preserved and architecturally beautiful tomb in the world Disadvantages: None
The Taj Mahal in Agra has to be one of the classic images of India and one of the World's major landmarks.
I was once told you should only really go there with a lover, but I wasn't any less in awe just because i was in a group of 20, 17 year olds.
It''s one of those places, along with the Great Wall of China, that I've always thought of as a place that you have to visit at some point in your life.
Admittedly I ended up there quite by accident - if you can call having a fight cancelled and then missing the flight out of Delhi an accident.... but there you go.
Agra was the centre for the Mughal emperors until they moved their capital to Delhi in 1637. And the Taj Mahal is infact a tomb.
Built in 1631 by Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan as a tribute to his second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, after she died giving birth to their 14th child ...
Advantages: World Heritage Site, beautiful, impressive, must see, etc. Disadvantages: Crowds, conmen, oppressive atmosphere
the main building.
Reputedly, the colour of the marble exterior changes through the day, and connoisseurs of the place have their own favourite hour at which to view it. It is often said to be is best seen in moonlight, when it reportedly exudes a golden glow, with starlike sparkles from the inset stones, though it would be hard for the average tourist to judge, since it is not open to the general public after dark. In any case, many prefer the pale pink of morning or the mellow milky tones of dusk. Having myself only seen the Taj looking startlingly white in midday sunshine, I cannot comment definitively. However, the fact that dawn and dusk have many adherents means that there is no uncrowded time at which to visit. Early or late, you will still be among a throng.
Shoes can be left at the base of the terrace leading up to ...
Advantages: One of the world's most famous hotels Disadvantages: Pay the extra for the heritage rooms - the tower is poor
On the day I started writing for Ciao, I wrote about the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers and to this day it remains my worst rated review of all time. Like many newbies I hadn't a clue what I was doing and the ratings reflected that. I have left most of my dreadful newbie reviews unchanged - to remind me that we all have to learn - but after the recent events in Mumbai, I can't leave this one unaltered any more. So please, ignore the existing ratings and give it a read.
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I hope that members will forgive me for being slightly morbid, but I had no idea that when I wrote about this hotel it would one day be the centre of one of the worst terrorist outrages of recent years. Every time I switched on the radio last week there were updates on the situation in Mumbai at the Oberoi and Tajhotels. I have clear pictures in my ...
