Agra: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will not charge any entry fee at the Taj Mahal in Agra on November 19 (Saturday). The ASI has taken the decision keeping in view the commencement of World Heritage Week.
“Entry will be free for all at Archaeological Survey of India monuments on 19 November to mark commencement of World Heritage Week,” Archaeological Survey of India tweeted.
World Heritage Week is celebrated every year from November 19 to November 25.
Both Indian and foreign tourists will get free entry at the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and other ASI-protected monuments on November 19, ASI’s Superintending Archaeologist (Agra circle) Raj Kumar Patel has said.
“The entrance to the Taj Mahal is free, but tourists would have to buy a ticket of Rs 200 to visit the main mausoleum inside the monument,” he said. Patel further said, “Throughout the World Heritage Week, general cultural activities and awareness programmes will be organised at the monuments.”
