Agra Fort
11 expert reviews
"Today the towering red-sandstone ramparts house a variety of palace apartments, representing the different building styles of Akbar and his grandson Shah Jahan." Full review
"The architecture of this fort—one of the area's 7 World Heritage Sites (and India's 30), along with the Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri—reflects the collective creative brilliance of Akbar,..."
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"Walking through courtyard after courtyard of this palatial red-sandstone and marble fortress, your amazement grows as the scale of what was built here begins to sink in." Full review
"A succession of Mughal emperors lived within the red sandstone walls of this World Heritage site, and it was from here that they governed the country. As with similar Mughal facilities in..." Full review
"This beautiful marble pavillion and pool formed the living quarters of Shah Jahan, while the large attached courtyard housed the court harem" Full review
"A path from Red Fort's Amar Singh Gate leads straight from here up to the large Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque), which is always closed." Full review
"Dating back to 1080, The Agra Fort still holds much of its original splendor." Full review
"I know everyone takes this picture but when you capture it with your own eyes, it because something magical and a memory that will last a lifetime." Full review
"With the sun slowly rising out of the chilly morning mist, I could hear the faint chanting and bell ringing of the distant crematorium honoring the dead (click on to see full photo)." Full review
"The architecture of this fort reflects the collective creative brilliance of Akbar, his son Jahangir, and grandson Shah Jahan. The structure was built by Akbar on the site of an earlier..." Full review