Well, I landed on the exotic land of Agra for the famous Taj Mahal, but soon I found that there were few other monuments that could be seen and captured in the photographs.

The Places around!
After Taj Mahal, I headed towards Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb. My guide told me that this tomb belongs to the father of Nur Jahan, Ghias-ud-Din Beg. He was the Wajir or the Chief Minister of Emperor Jehangir. I was quite impressed by its architecture as it was built in white marble. The tomb was built by Nur Jahan between 1622 and 1628. The tomb may not be as mammoth as the Taj but the inlay designs and carvings are no less than Taj if not more. The delicate marble latticework in the passages allows the light to enter the emteriors. A similar tomb was built by Nur Jahan for Jehangir in Lahore. This tomb was the first complete marble Moghul structure.

In the evening we, I and my girl fiend, visited the famous Chini-Ka-Rauza. A tomb of glazed tiles is a memorial dedicated to poet-scholar and later the Prime Minister of Shah Jahan, Allama Afzel Khal Mullah Shukrullah of Shiraz.

We also explored the Jama Masjid, built by Shah Jahan in 1648. I was quite impressed by the main gate of this mosque as it has inscription written on it that it was built by Jahanara Begum. Our guide told us that she was the favorite daughter of Shah Jahan and was imprisoned with him. The absence of minarets and the shape of the dome give sit a distinguished character.