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Mehtab Bagh

A four garden structure opposite the Taj Mahal

Opposite the Taj Mahal, on the other side of the Yamuna river, lies the Mehtab Bagh garden – which legend claims was to be site of a Black Taj that the emperor Shah Jahan wished to build for himself, facing the monument he’d built for his love. Visit the Mehtab Bagh, a four garden layout, typical of Mughal constructions worldwide to appreciates its beautiful flowering plants, pools and fountains, and for a different angle to shoot the Taj Mahal from.

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Mehtab Bagh

A four garden structure opposite the Taj Mahal

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