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The Taj Mahal is a major tourist attraction and attracts a large number of domestic and foreign visitors. About five million visitors visited Taj Mahal in the financial year 2022–23. [3] A three-tier pricing system is in place, with a significantly lower entrance fee for Indian citizens and more expensive ones for foreigners.
The Taj Mahal was built on a marble platform that stands above a sandstone one. The most elegant and largest dome of the Taj Mahal has a diameter of 60 feet (18 m), and has a height of 80 feet (24 m); directly under this dome is the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's tomb was erected next to hers by his son Aurangzeb.
The Taj Mahal was the highest grossing casino in the city until the opening of The Borgata in 2003. In 2008, The Chairman Tower opened, bringing the complex to over 2,000 rooms. [citation needed] In 2013, the Taj Mahal opened the nation's first casino strip club, featuring scantily clad dancers. [33] [34]
India's golden triangle is a tourist circuit in India that connects the national capital, New Delhi, with Agra and Jaipur.Tourists' trips usually start in Delhi and move south to the site of the Taj Mahal at Agra (in Uttar Pradesh state), then west, to Jaipur (in the desert landscapes of Rajasthan state).
Agra Fort railway station, is located near Agra Fort, in Rawatpara, Agra. It used to be one of the stations in India that had both broad gauge and metre gauge , until the line to Jaipur was converted to broad gauge.
Agra Cantt (station code: AGC) is the main railway station in the Indian city of Agra. It is located near the Sadar Bazaar towards the southwest of the city. It lies on the main Delhi–Chennai and one of the Delhi–Mumbai lines.
Agra Airport (proposed to rename Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Airport) [5] [6] [7] (IATA: AGR, ICAO: VIAG), also known as Kheria Airport, [1] is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The air force station is one of the largest airbases of the Indian Air Force.
Agra, the 16–17th century capital of the Mughals, is home to monuments such as the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. [1] The Taj Mahal attracts 7-8 million tourists annually. About 0.8 million foreign tourists visit it. [2]