If you want to see the Taj Mahal of Agra and are worried about the cost of tickets and its long lines, then this opportunity is for you. Tomorrow i.e. on Saturday (November 19) you can freely roam around the Taj Mahal with entry without any ticket. This offer is not limited to the Taj Mahal only, but the Archaeological Survey of India has made arrangements to visit all its protected monuments and buildings on November 19, ie free ticket entry. ASI has given this opportunity on the occasion of the beginning of World Heritage Week, which is organized every year from 19 to 25 November.
Announcement on World Heritage Day
"Entry will be free for all at Archaeological Survey of India monuments on 19 Nov to mark commencement of World Heritage Week," tweets Archaeological Survey of India pic.twitter.com/77smyCl9tC
— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2022
The ASI announced free entry on November 19 to see centrally protected buildings on the occasion of World Heritage Day on Friday. Its order was issued by Dr. NK Pathak, Director (Heritage) of ASI, which states that under the authority given in Rule-4 of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959, entry in Taj Mahal on November 19 without giving ticket The order is given.
Free entry will be available in 3,691 heritage sites of the country
Due to the beginning of World Heritage Week, not only will free entry be given in Agra’s Taj Mahal, but on Saturday you can see 3,691 protected buildings and monuments across the country without spending a ticket. These buildings are being protected by ASI. Of these, maximum 745 heritage sites are present in Uttar Pradesh, out of which tickets have to be taken for 143 to take entry. Apart from Agra’s Taj Mahal, free entry will also be given in Delhi’s Red Fort.
