Agra and Agra Red Fort Photo Gallery by deseml at pbase.com

Agra and Agra Red Fort

Akbar began construction of the Agra Red Fort in 1565, primarily as a military structure. Akbar's grandson, Shah Jahan, transformed it into a palace where later he was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in 1658. For 8 years until his death, Shah Jahan could only gaze from Musamman Burj at the tomb he built for his wife, the Taj Mahal.

Traffic jam in Agra	Street vendor	Jahangiri Mahal (Akbar's main harem)	Akbari Darwaza (Akbar's Gate)	Akbari Darwaza (Akbar's Gate)
Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audiences)	Towers and domes	Khas Mahal marbled hall	Gold leaf restoration of ceiling	Pietra dura (slivers of precious and semi-precious stones inlaid into marble)
Entrance to Shahjahani Mahal	History of Shahjahani Mahal	Musamman Burj	Musamman Burj	View from Shahjahani Mahal
Taj Mahal from Shahjahani Mahal	Traffic in Agra

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