Taj Mahal India
Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in the memory of his beautiful
wife Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal was the culmination point of
Indo-Persian architecture.
Agra Red Fort
Agra which lies on the west bank of river Jamuna became one of
the principal cities of the Mughal Empire after the death of
Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526. When Akbar choose Agra as his
capital he laid the foundation of the Fort of Agra.
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri was built during 1571 and 1585. The city is a fine
example of culmination of Mughal and Hindu architecture. Any
visitor to Agra must have a go at Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri
mosque was said to be built in lines of the holy mosque in
Mecca.
Chini-Ka-Rauza
A tomb of glazed tiles is a memorial dedicated to poet-scholar
and later the Prime Minister of Shah Jahan, Allama Afzel Khal
Mullah Shukrullah of Shiraz.
Dayal Bagh Temple
15-kms from Agra, Dayal Bagh, also known as Soamibagh, houses the
samadhi of the founder of Radha Swami faith, 'Swamiji Maharaj'.
The main structure is a majestic building, 110-feet in height,
built of pure white marble. The belief here is that construction
work should never end, making it into a living monument, hence it
is under construction for almost 100 years.
Ram Bagh
When Babur came to India he laid the first Mughal gardens 500 m
North of the Chini Ka Rauza. This well laid gardens are not even
a fraction of what they used to be. It will need lots of
imagination to picture how these gardens must have looked in
1558.
