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Agra, day by day
Agra was the Mughal capital for a century and it still holds three of the buildings that century produced: the Taj Mahal, the marble tomb Shah Jahan built for his wife and finished in 1653, the red sandstone fort his grandfather Akbar raised across the river, and the abandoned palace city of Fatehpur Sikri an hour to the west. Most people give the city half a day between trains and see one of them. Start with three days that give the Taj two visits, the fort a full afternoon, Fatehpur Sikri its own morning and the quieter tombs of the east bank their due, with the entry fees and hours the Archaeological Survey of India publishes for 2026.
Updated 12 September 2026 · 3 official sources checked · report an error
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3 days in Agra
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Good to know in Agra
Tickets and opening days
- The Taj Mahal is open sunrise to sunset and closed on Fridays, when the mosque inside opens only between noon and 2 p.m. for prayers; night viewing is allowed on the full-moon night and the two nights before and after it, excluding Fridays and the month of Ramadan. Indian and SAARC visitors pay ₹30 per head to the ASI and foreign visitors ₹500, plus a ₹500 toll tax charged by the Agra Development Authority.Source: Archaeological Survey of India, Agra Circle — Taj Mahal · checked Sep 2026
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