Agra is famous as being
home to one of the seven wonders of the world-the Taj Mahal. The architectural
splendour of the mausoleums, the fort and the palaces is a vivid remainder
of the mausoleums, the fort and the palaces is a vivid reminder of the capital
in the capital in the 16th 16th and early 17th centuries. Agra was once
the capital of the Mughal empire and even today it seems to linger in the
past .
Built
by the great Emperor Akbar in 1565 A.D. the fort Is a masterpiece of design
and construction. Within the fort are a number of exquisite buildings, including
the Moti Masjid, Diwane-E-Am, Diwani-E-Khaas and Musanman Burj, where the Emperor
Shah Jahan died in imprisonment beside Jahangirs place, Khaas Mahal and the
Sheesh Mahal. more.....
Built
by a grief stricken Emperor Shah Jehan as a memorial to his beloved wife Mumtaj
Mahal , the Taj Mahal has a structural elegance and pristine beauty that has
been rarely matched . more.....
A
royal city perfectly preserved, Fatehpur Sikri provides a marvellous escape
into the past . Akbar embarked on the construction of a new capital here when
a prophecy of the birth of a male royal heir, by the Sufi saint Salim Chisti
of Sikri, came true. more.....
Cuisine
of Agra
Built
by the great Emperor Akbar in 1565 A.D. the fort Is a masterpiece of design
and construction. Within the fort are a number of exquisite buildings, including
the Moti Masjid, Diwane-E-Am, Diwani-E-Khaas and Musanman Burj, where the Emperor
Shah Jahan died in imprisonment beside Jahangirs place, Khaas Mahal and the
Sheesh Mahal. more.....
Built
by a grief stricken Emperor Shah Jehan as a memorial to his beloved wife Mumtaj
Mahal , the Taj Mahal has a structural elegance and pristine beauty that has
been rarely matched . more.....
A
royal city perfectly preserved, Fatehpur Sikri provides a marvellous escape
into the past . Akbar embarked on the construction of a new capital here when
a prophecy of the birth of a male royal heir, by the Sufi saint Salim Chisti
of Sikri, came true. more.....
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