Agra Fort Station. Click for the Agra trip report |
Agra Tourist Map |
It took me a total of 22 hours by rail from Bombay to Agra |
One of the many roadside statues in Agra |
Agra Fort, begun by Akbar in 1565 |
Emperor Akbar reigned 1556-1605 |
Akbar was followed by Jahangir (1605-1627), Shah Jahan - the builder of the Taj Mahal - (1627-1658), and Aurangzeb (1658-1707) |
Agra Fort massive red stone walls are 20m high |
Parakeets on Agra Fort |
Amar Singh Gate at the south end of Agra Fort |
The moat is dry |
Amar Singh Gate is the tourist entrance |
Tower at Agra Fort |
Agra Fort |
The color of the stone leads to the name "Red Fort" |
Gate through the second curtain wall at Agra Fort |
Plan of the Agra Fort |
The interior gate, Agra Fort |
Inside the Amar Singh Gate, Agra Fort |
The passage through the inner gate |
Persian-influenced Mughal-style gate leading to the second courtyard |
Second courtyard. Beyond the closed gate is the Moti Masjid |
Diwan-i Am, the Public Audience Hall |
Diwan-i Am, the Public Audience Hall, Agra Fort |
Garden of the Shish Mahal, Agra Fort |
Diwan-i Khas, the Private Audience Hall |
Muthaman Burj (octagonal tower) |
Shah Jahan was imprisoned here by his son Aurangzeb |
Shah Jahan's view of Taj Mahal, barely visible from Agra Fort through the pollution |
Shallow water basin in the Muthaman Burj |
Shish Mahal, the Palace of Mirrors or Glass Palace |
Making repairs, Agra Fort |
Agra Fort |
Agra Fort |
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Agra Fort |
Other visitors to the fort |
Detail of the intricate stonework |
Jahangiri Mahal, 1585 |
Woman and child at Agra Fort, India |
Stone roof and carved stone support beams |
More visitors coming into the fort |
Back outside Agra Fort |
This gate to Agra Fort leads to the area still used by the Indian military |
Agra Fort is home to the Indian Army's 801st Engineering Regiment |
Bicycle goods carrier |
Bicycle driver in Agra |
Another Rickshaw driver |
The least annoying rickshaw wallah in Agra |
Holy man, old town Agra |
Strange kind of fruit for sale |
Bazaar around the Jama Masjid in old town |
Merchant in old town Agra |
Bicyclist, old town Agra, India |
Jama Masjid, Agra |
The area of old town around the Jama Masjid is the Kinari Bazaar |
Old town Agra |
Boy on a scooter, Agra |
Jama Masjid, Agra's Friday Mosque, 1648 |
School is in session at the Jama Masjid's medrassa |
Muslim children studying Hindi at the Jama Masjid |
Madrassa at the Jama Masjid |
Jama Masid, Agra |
Jama Masid, Agra |
Boy at the Jama Masjid in the old city of Agra |
Boy at the Jama Masjid |
Woman and child at the Jama Masjid |
View of the street from the Jama Masjid |
Walking, it doesn't take long to leave the touristy areas of Agra |
Spice shop |
Spice shop |
Pottery statues |
Polishing statues |
Old town Agra |
Old town Agra |
Construction site, Agra |
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Loaded bicycle |
Holy Cow |
Agra |
Bamboo ladders |
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3 cows pulling a cart |
Agra |
Itimad-ud-Daulah is across the river from the old city |
Crossing the Yamuna River is an experience |
This is the shittiest picture I took in India...sorry |
Yamuna River, Agra |
When you're done shitting on the river bank, wash yourself with the left hand |
Man fishing in the Yamuna River, Agra |
There's quite a laundry operation set up an island under the Yamuna River bridge |
Auto rickshaw crossing the Yamuna River bridge |
Ox wagon on the Yamuna River bridge |
Pedestrians crossing the river, Agra |
Another ox wagon |
On the bridge at Agra |
Woman collecting buffalo dung along the river |
Washing in the river, Agra |
Washing in the river, Agra |
Boat, Agra |
Washing in the river, Agra |
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Boys wading across the river the from the island |
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Students on bikes |
Student on bike with oxen |
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Main gate to Itimad ud-Duala |
The Itimad ud-Duala is the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, Emperor Jehangir's vizier |
Mirza Ghiyas Beg's daughter married Emperor Jehangir |
In 1628, 4 years before the Taj Mahal was constructed, Nur Jahan built this tomb for her father, Mirza Ghiyas Beg |
It was the first Mughal tomb built purely of white marble |
Monkies, Agra |
Among tourists and touts, the Itimad ud-Duala is known as the "baby taj" |
The facade contains inlaid stone work, pietra dura |
The garden makes a nice place to relax after the bustle of the city |
Just moments after taking the previous photo, I had a group of girls form up for a pose |
7 Indian girls at the Itimad ud-Duala in Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra's "Baby Taj" |
Kids begging from the base of the wall |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Making repairs to the inlaid stone work |
One of several tombs inside the monument |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Itimad ud-Duala, Agra |
Agra |
Oxcart, Agra |
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Stripped down vehicle |
Whole family on a scooter |
Double scooter |
Gate to Akbar's Mausoleum, Sikandra, 4km NW of Agra |
Sikandra |
Old Indian car, Sikandra |
Sikandra |
Sikandra |
Akbar's Mausoleum, Sakandra, near Agra |
Akbar was the greatest of the Mughal emperors 1556-1605 |
Akbar's Mausoleum |
School photo, Akbar's Mausoleum |
School photo, Akbar's Mausoleum |
Monkey, Akbar's Mausoleum |
Akbar's Mausoleum, Sakandra, near Agra |
Sikandra, India |
Tomb of Akbar |
Akbar's Mausoleum |
Akbar's Mausoleum |
Making a broom |
Blackbuck, Sikandra |
Agra |
School bus, Agra |
Traffic cop |
Agra |
Agra Cantt station is the Agra's main railway station |
I departed Agra after 3 days bound for Jaipur, a 6 hour trip |
A child beggar at Agra Cantt with a bag of chips |