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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Agra Fort
Belapur Fort is a fort near the township of Belapur in Navi Mumbai (New Bombay).
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Agra is globally renown as the city of the Taj Mahal.
In the Mughal period, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Agra was the capital of India.
Among the fascinating structures that are to be found within the fort is the red sandstone Jehangiri Mahal built by Akbar for his Hindu queen, Jodhabai, was one of the earliest constructions illustrating the fort's change from a military structure to a palace.
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 Agra Fort - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
The Agra Fort - the second of the city of Agra’s main tourist attractions — was founded in 1565 and is a virtual copy of the Red Fort in Delhi.
Agra Fort, an enormous red sandstone fortress on the bank of Yamuna River in the center of Agra.
Agra Fort is a great place, the best place to understand how the imperial court of Mogul looked like as the lifestyle of each emperor can be seen in their private apartment.
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The only point of entry for Agra Fort is through Amar Singh Gate, with its low outer wall and dog-leg design that was used to confuse attackers.
Many of the original buildings of Agra Fort were demolished or redesigned by Shah Jahan when he upgraded to a palatial complex.
Agra Fort has the Musamman Burj, an octagonal tower that is considered one of the most attractive buildings in the complex.
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The construction of the imposing Agra fort, built of blocks of red sandstone, began in 1156 during the reign of the great Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Built in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, which was the hallmark of the Mughal period, this sprawling fort stretches 2.5 km along the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The Agra fort has 2 gates, the Delhi Gate and the Amar Singh Gate, which is the fort's entrance.
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The fort is crescent shaped, flattened on the east with a long, nearly straight wall facing the river.
Fort's colossal double walls rise 69 ft in height and measure 2.5 km in circumference encircled by a moat and contain a maze of buildings which form a small city within a city.
Delhi – Agra – Ranthambhore – Jaipur -Delhi.
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Agra, the Mughal city is situated on the banks of the river Jamuna between Mathura and Surajpur.
Agra is one of the most famous tourist destination in India, which is visited by thousands of tourists from all over the world.
Agra has two dimensional history, one of the ancient city located on the banks of the river Jamuna, where it was known as Agraban.
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Agra is one of the most important historical and ancient cities of India.
A number of forts, buildings and tombs were constructed during the 16th century, which was the peak period of Mughal glory in Agra, India.
The tower, and much of the Agra Fort, is in bad shape but blank spaces and the empty inlay works give an idea of how this building must have looked in its prime.
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Agra is home to some of the world famous monuments that are an epitome of skilled craftsmanship and timeless beauty, and of course the crowning glory being the Taj Mahal.
Agra Fort, Diwan-I-Am, Diwan-i-Khas, Musamman Burj, Jehangir's Palace, Shish Mahal, Jama Masjid, Tomb of Itmad-ud-daulah, Akbar's Mausoleum, and the Mariyam's Tomb, to name a few are worth a visit.
Agra with the wealth of architecture, handicrafts and jewellry, is amongst the most remarkable cities of the world.
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Agra being an important centre of the Central Railway, is well connected to all parts of the country.
The massive complex of Red Fort is famous for its impressive architectural styles, a rare amalgamation of the aesthetic sensibilities of three different Mughal kings Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jahan who contributed immensely in the fortification.
Around the Fort are many emporiums that display traditional handicrafts from the region such as rugs, leather goods and gem stones, though they are a little expensive this side of the town.
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The old part of the city is located to the north of the fort, while the cantonment area to the south of the fort is the modern part.
Agra is bounded by Mathura on the north, Dhaulpur on the south, Firozabad on the east and Bharatpur on the west.
Agra, the ancient city of Mughals is internationally renowned for its World Heritage sites of Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and the nearby Fatehpur Sikri.
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Agra was the capital of India in 16th - 17th century, during the Mughal Era.
The architectural magnificence of the mausoleums, the palaces and the fort are the vital remainder of the its glorious days in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
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 16th and early 17th centuries.
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The city of Agra is world famous not only for Taj Mahal, but also for the famous Agra Fort, which is a veritable treasure trove of the Mughal architectural tradition.
Akbar began the construction of this massive fort made of red sandstone on the banks of the Yamuna in 1565.
The lofty battlements of the Agra fort cast its protective shadow over the far stretching mansions of nobles and princes built along the riverfront.
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The Agra Fort houses the Royal Pavilions, which were designed to catch the cool breeze wafting across the river.
A monument steeped in history, the Agra Fort is a fitting tribute to the genius of the three generations of emperors, who used it as their stronghold.
Agra is connected to Delhi, Rajasthan and other cities of Uttar Pradesh by an excellent bus service.
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An older brick fort built by the Lodi sulans that stood at the site was demolished and, according to the Akbarnama, some 3,000 to 4,000 'skilled masons, hardy labourers and other staff' toiled daily to raise the first-ever fort enclosed by stone walls.
Agra Fort established the model for all Mughal forts that followed.
The Fort faced more destruction during the twilight years of the Mughal empire when the marauding Jats took away the marble and pietra dura pillars for their own palaces.
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Maps of U.P. Built principally as a military establishment by Akbar in 1565, the red sandstone Agra fort was partially converted into a palace during Shah Jahan's time.
This massive fort is 2.5 kms long and is considered as the predecessor of the Delhi Red fort.
The colossal walls are 20 feet high and the whole fort is encircled by a fetid moat.
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Agra Fort is a majestic monument of red sandstone dominating a bend in the river Yamuna, 2 km northwest of Taj Mahal.
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Agra Fort appears on the bank of river Yamuna as a crescent shaped structure, massive in magnitude and intricate in its wonderful design.
During the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar, the mammoth task of building the Agra Fort was undertaken.
Agra is only 204 km away from Delhi and is easily accessible by rail.
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The city of Agra is world famous for the Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan in memory of his beloved wife.
The fort’s colossal double walls rise 20 m in height and measure 2.5 km in circumference.
Agra Fort is located on the banks of the Yamuna near the railway station.
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Agra is said to be founded in 1475 during the reign of Raja Badal Singh.
Agra had been the chosen city of Mughals for years as it was close to Delhi.
Forts and Palaces of Agra - Agra became one of the principal cities of the Mughal Empire, especially, after the death of Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526 when Akbar chose it as his capital.
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The Agra Fort is situated on a bank of the River Yamuna in Agra.
The Agra Fort is partially occupied by the Indian Army and sections of the fort are restricted for tourists.
Shah Jahan spent the last years of his life in the Agra Fort, where he is said to passed his days looking from the balcony of the Mussaman Burj, a tower in the Agra Fort, towards the Taj Mahal, where his beloved consort Mumtaz Mahal was buried.
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But, Agra is not just about Taj Mahal, it has more for the onlookers, travellers and the people keeping interest in history and culture of India.
Agra, world renowned as the city of Taj, is located at a distance of 204 km south of Delhi, the capital city of India.
The architectural grandeur of Agra is displayed in the magnificent monuments of medieval India built by great Mughals who ruled India for more than 300 years.
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 Agra fort
The fort is crescent shaped, flattened on the east with a long, nearly straight wall facing the river.
Fort's colossal double walls rise 69 ft in height and measure 2.5 km in circumference encircled by a moat and contain a maze of buildings which form a small city within a city.
Rail: Agra is a major railway Junction and has several railway stations and connects the city to major places in the north as well as the south.
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Delhi was invaded and partially destroyed by Timur at the end of the 14th century, and the last of the sultan kings moved the capital to Agra.
The largest of Old Delhi's monuments is Lal Qila, or Red Fort (daily dawn-dusk; Rs0.50), whose thick red sandstone walls, bulging with turrets and bastions, rise above a wide dry moat in the northeast corner of the original city of Shahjahanabad.
The fort covers a semi-octagonal area of almost 2km, its longest walls facing the town in the west and the River Yamuna in the east.
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Akbar, king at 14, began consolidating his empire and, as an assertion of his power built the fort in Agra between 1565 and 1571, coeval with the construction of Humayun's tomb in Delhi.
The Agra fort retains the irregular outline of the demolished mud-wall fort of the Lodis.
The fort is auricular in shape and its colossal double walls rise 20 m in height and measure 2.5 m in circumference.
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Within a radius of 3 kilometres, on the banks of the river Yamuna, rises the crescent-like Agra Fort.
Designed and built by Akbar in 1565 A.D., the fort is surrounded by a 70 foot high wall.
The fort has four gates and is enclosed by a double barricaded wall of red sand stone.
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The fort is crescent shaped, flattened on the east with a long, nearly straight wall facing the river.
The layout of the fort was determined by the course of the river, which in those days flowed alongside.
Delhi gate in the west is fortified by massive octagonal towers and faces the bazaar and leads to the Jama Masjid in the city.
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Agra Fort also represents the first major building project of Emperor Akbar, though remains of only a few buildings built by him now survive.
Agra Fort was built on an earlier castle site in AD 1565-75, apart from other important units the massive fortress contains 'Jahangiri Mahal', 'Khass Mahal', 'Diwan-i-Khass', 'Diwan-i-Am', 'Machchhi Bhawan' and the breathtaking Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque.
Irregularly triangular on plan, Agra Fort is enclosed by a double battlemented 70-foot high wall of red sandstone, which is about 2-km in perimeter and interrupted by graceful curves and lofty bastions.
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Agra Fort is situated in Agra, 204 km from Delhi on the bank of the river Yamuna.
Agra Fort is one of the monuments built in the Mughal era.
Agra is connected to all the major cities of India through air ways.
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