Agra city acquires fame worldwide for preserving antiquities, dialectics and cultural heritage of the Mughal influence. Most of the monuments in Agra like the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri needs no introduction for tourist arriving in Agra. Apart from these monuments, there are some other monuments constructed during the regime of the Mughal dynasty which is generally over sighted by travellers and the Mariam Tomb is one of them. Our company Tour Guide Agra combines a plethora of personal experiences with innovative and accurate responses to optimize all your travel needs. Our main emphasis remained to bring less known monuments at par with other popular sites in Agra. Our tour agency provided services of Government approved regional tour guide for Mariam Tomb sightseeing to educate travellers about the hidden attractions of this site. It is nearly 1km far from Akbar Tomb at the outskirt of Agra. The tomb is made of red sandstone, bricks and mortar. It was commissioned by Jahangir (1623-1627) in memory of his late mother Jodhabai, the Rajput princess and daughter of Raja Bharmal Kaccwaha of Amber. She was honoured by the title Mariam-Uz-Zamani, also got the fame of Malika-E-Hindustan after marrying third Mughal emperor Akbar. She is said to be the first and last love of Akbar. She gave birth to Jahangir (also called Salem) and died in 1623 AD..
ENTRANCE TICKET FOR MARIAM TOMB
| MONUMENT | FOREIGNER | INDIAN | |
| Marium Tomb | 250/- | 20/- |
Cost to book tour guide for Mariam Tomb sightseeing ?
For half-day Agra local sightseeing with English speaking tour guide : INR 1800 OR USD 25
...HISTORY ABOUT MARIAM TOMB
The place where the Mariam Tomb exists was originally an open pavilion called Baradari, built-in 1495 AD by the second last king of the Lodhi Dynasty. It was during the Mughal rule, it was converted into the tomb of Mariam in 1623 AD by restructuring subsequently. Your tour guide for Mariam Tomb will brief you about the Lodhi and the Mughal dynasty so that you can understand this transformation. The tomb is an impressive fusion of Hindu and Islamic architectural design, with exception of the central dome prevalent in designs of the Mughals, located in the middle of the garden. The tomb is square and raised on a platform of red sandstone with stairs on its northern and southern sides. The tomb has four massive octagonal chhatris with a white dome at its four corners, engraved with inverted lotus. There is two raised pavement of red sandstone running towards north to south and from east to west. It is a three-story building, with a grave on the ground floor, a cenotaph on the middle floor and a third floor on the terrace. The ground floor has forty chambers and its wall still observe faint traces of painting on a plastered wall. Our company Tour guide Agra operates Delhi Agra Same Day Tour For Sightseeing of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort for day tour visitors. On your request, we can easily include the Mariam Tomb in the day tour itinerary because it comes at the outskirts of the Agra border on Delhi Agra national highway.
BEST TIME TO VISIT MARIAM TOMB
• Open 6 am to 5 pm every day
• Open on every day a week
HOW TO ACCESS MARIAM TOMB
Our tour agency gives full value for your money and superior class treatment to our client. Our company assure you an efficient and honest services so that you can travel peacefully. Book local TAXI IN AGRA from our company for drive to Mariam Tomb. Our taxi charges are moderate indeed, specially compared to the charges of other agencies in trade.
• 21 km from Agra Airport
• 19 km from Agra Fort.
• 21 km from Taj Mahal.