5 Best Photos of the Taj Mahal in Fog

Last Updated on April 7, 2024 by Adam Watts

Below are some photos of the Taj Mahal in fog, for those with a fondness for visibility-reducing weather phenomena and Indo-Islamic architecture. When we first arrived before dawn, you couldn’t even see your hand in front of your face, and by the time we left it was also super heavy fog. Thankfully, in the few hours between our arrival and departure the fog lifted, tantalizingly slowly, revealing the Taj’s majesty.

Honestly, we couldn’t have asked for anything better. If we’d arrived in full daylight and turned a corner and the marble mausoleum, one of the world’s greatest man-made structures, was right there, it would have been impressive, sure, but perhaps not satisfying. Instead, we had to wait, and hope, and plead with the weather to entreat us to one of the most incredible sights my eyes have had the pleasure of seeing.

It didn’t start so incredible though. I present exhibit A:

If you squint it’s there, I promise. Hiding at the back like a kid who doesn’t want to be picked on because they haven’t got the foggiest what the answer to the quiz is.

But it got better, you just had to sneak up on it. Here’s one from the main plaza that surrounds the Taj, before you go up to the actual Taj platform.

So beautiful! It’s really impressive how immaculate the building and the entire area around it is kept.

Imagine waking up in the morning, crawling out of bed at dawn, and then taking your dog for a walk past one of the world’s most beautiful buildings. We live in New York, which has some beautiful buildings, but the Taj is on another level. And seeing the Taj Mahal in fog was super special, mystical even.

Here’s another photo, from inside one of the peripheral buildings that make up the Taj complex. I’m so glad we got there early, before it would presumably have been packed with people.

And one final photo below to complete the five I promised in the title (I know you were counting). This one really emphasizes how freaking massive it is. You can see maybe a third of the height:

What people don’t tell you about visiting the Taj Mahal is the agonizing neck pain you leave with.

So there you have it, friends and random internet strangers. 5 photos of the Taj Mahal in fog. It was an incredible experience, but I can imagine that sometimes the fog is so thick that you can’t see the building unless you press your nose up against it. We got lucky.

Now, please, no comments from people who have visited with glorious sunshine and blue skies and claim that it’s better. I shan’t listen. Let me keep my memories of the Taj Mahal in fog.

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