TAJ MAHAL

WEST GATE
 It is the main entrance to the Taj Mahal and this gate
faces towards the Agra cantonment and Agra city.
 There is a red sand stone edifice outside this gate which is
known as Fatehpur Begum another wife of Shah Jahan.
 It is erected on a beautiful terrace.
 The count yard is paved and its measurements are 130
feet and some 175 to 200 persons can perform Namaz in
here.
EAST GATE
 This gate faces towards Fatehabad.
 There is a domed tomb erected on an elevated platform
near this gate .
 This Tomb was built in the memory of another wife of
Shah Jahan called Sirhindi begum. Due to this, the gate is
known as ‘Sirhi Darwaza’.
 The main building is eight sided, having twenty four
arches,a big hall and a verandah.
SOUTH GATE
 The Gate is towards the south, Which faces the old
Mumtazabad (Modern Taj Ganj). It is meant for the
pedestrians.
 On the right side of this gate is a Tomb of red stone which
is surrounded by court yards and crowded with a dome.
 It is said that this is a grave of one lady companion of
Mumtaj Mahal.
 Due to this reason this building is called as the Tomb of a
Maid of Honour.
JILAUKHANA
 It also served Mughal ceremonial purposes and acted as a
transition space between the street and the palace or
royal building.
 The jilaukhana consists of a large courtyard with 128 hujra
rooms opening directly onto the courtyard.
 Mumtaz's death anniversary was also observed in the
jilaukhana of the Taj Mahal.