agra president of uzbekistan shavkat mirziyoyev along with his wife ziroat mirziyoyeva visited the taj mahal on sunday and described it as a temple of eternal love this was mirziyoyev first visit to india since assuming office in 2016uttar pradesh deputy chief minister dinesh sharma welcomed the visiting dignitary on a twoday visit to india the uzbek president arrived at the monument at around 120 pm and left for delhi around 3 pm in the visitors book president wrote the unequalled masterpiece of architecture taj mahal is a wonder of the world temple of eternal love and devotion the unique mausoleum indisputably an outstanding work of human genius at the moment centuries later the pearl of global art taj mahal white charming enrapturing and conquering millions of people remains to be an inexhaustible vivifying source of spiritual enrichment a true architectural sample of perfect beautyhe further added in uzbekistan we note with deep respect sincere gratitude the careful and respectful attitude by india towards preserving great cultural heritage for the sake of future generations the taj mahal was closed for general public for over four hours during the presidents visit according to asi officials the ticket windows were closed at 1030 am and reopened around 3 pm due to four hour closure of the taj mahal for general public the footfall exceeded in the evening the entire asi and cisf staff was trying to manage it about the uzbek presidents visit to india union commerce and industry minister suresh prabhu has said the visit should be a transformative landmark and will open a new chapter in indouzbek relations prabhu said that india is conceptualising a transport corridor which can be a very important link between asia and europe for which uzbekistan can serve as a major transit point