Taj ticket increased by Rs 200

Press Trust of India  |  Agra 

Those wanting to see the main at the will need to buy an additional ticket of Rs 200 from Monday.

Vasant Swarnakar, Archaeological Survey of India's in Agra, said domestic visitors will have to pay Rs 250 and foreign visitors Rs 1,300 to see the main at the 17th-century monument.

The visitors from SAARC countries will have to pay Rs 740 instead of Rs 540.

The new ticketing system will help reduce the human load on the main structure.

Visitors who buy the Rs 50 ticket would not be allowed to enter the main mausoleum, but would be able to move around the and see the rear side, the front at the back.

The is considered one of the finest specimen of the

In 1983, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage.

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First Published: Mon, December 10 2018. 10:20 IST