Early Mughal Empire of the 16th and 17th century had selected Agra as a capital city but later, Agra lost its political worth with the transfer of the capital to Delhi in 1634 A.D. But its architectural affluence and excellent inlay work on marble and soapstone has secured its position on the International Map.
The city achieved its climax value under the successive reigns of Akbar, Shah Jahan and Jehangir. Akbar’s supremacy had been the most extraordinary in the city's history when it obviously became a leading centre of art, science, commerce and culture. Hereafter, it continued to draw intellectuals and artists to contribute towards popularizing its rich cultural potential.
Nestled in the heart of Uttar Pradesh, Agra is very well reachable from all parts of the country. Agra has an airport which is well linked by air to all major cities through flight services and it has two railway junctions connecting it to the Southern, Eastern and Western parts of India. Apart from this, city is even well connected with road to all major cities of State, Delhi, Jaipur and Gwalior.
The best architectural wonder theTaj Mahal is asset of Agra. The forts, palaces and aesthetically laid out gardens - each one being a soundless witness to an impressive style of a golden age highlight and their architectural genius explicitly. Agra is one of the most excellent tourist destinations of the country and attracts tourists by its many monuments. It offers all the infrastructural amenities desired by the tourists and hence keeps them pleased with a touch of hospitality adding elegance to it. Besides the great Taj Mahal, some of the other historical monuments which tourist must see are-the Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Itmad-Ud-Daulah'stomb, Mariams Tomb, Tomb of Akbar in Sikandara. Besides these historical monuments tourists can also explore other places of interest in Agra such as-Chini-Ka-Roza, Ram Bagh, and Mehtab Bagh. Some excursions can also be covered during your tour to Agra such as-Mathura, Vrindavan, Gwalior and Chambal Safari Lodge. Agra has many luxurious hotel, standard hotel and budget or economy hotel that offers excellent hospitality services to its guests
