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Agra Uttar Pradesh,

India is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River. It is mentioned in the epic Mahabharata when it was called Agrabana, or finds paradise. Ptolemy, the famous second century AD geographer, it marked on your map of the world as Agra. Tradition and legend, King Cloud (around 1475 AD) Singh, whose Fort Badalgarh, on or near the site of present Fort stood as the current city. However, 12th century AD Persian poet Salman Agra Fort, a king, Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni Jaipal held by the desperate attack writes. Sultan Sikandar Lodi in the year 1506 it was ruled. The Mughal emperors from 1526 to 1658 gained fame as the capital and because of its many splendid Mughal era buildings remains a major tourist destination, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, all three of which UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

Geography: Agra 27.18 ° N 78.02 ° E [2] [show location on an interactive map] is located on the banks of river Yamuna. The 171 m (561 ft) has an average elevation. It is bounded on the north of Mathura, Dholpur in the south, the east of Firozabad, Fatehabad in the South East on the west by Bharatpur. Agra in Uttar Pradesh is the third largest city.

Demographics: As of 2000 India census [3], in agra now amount of people is 1.4 million. Men's population and constitute 47% women 53%. With 76% literate men, Agra has an average literacy rate of 65% is higher than the national average of 63.5%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History: Agra is a medieval city situated on the banks of the Yamuna River. It is generally accepted that Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the ruler of Delhi Sultanate founded in the year 1504. Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi sultan's death the city passed to his son. He ruled from Agra to his kingdom until he fell fighting to Babur in the First Battle of Panipat was fought in 1526.

The city's golden age began with the Mughals. It was known as Akbarabad Emperor Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan became the capital of the Mughal Empire was under. Shahjahan years later in 1649 shifted his capital Shahjahanabad.

Since the most important cities in India under the Mughals Akbarabad was one that saw a lot of construction activity. Babar, the Mughal out the first formal Persian garden laid out on the banks of Yamuna river dynasty founder. Park called Aram Bagh or the Garden of Rest. His grandson Akbar's Agra arts, commerce and religion to create a center for learning higher than the Great Red Fort ramparts raised. Akbar also built a new town on the outskirts of Akbarabad called Fatehpur Sikri. A Mughal military camp in the city as the stone was.

His son Jahangir gardens and flora and fauna and laid many gardens inside the Red Fort or Laal Kila a loved one. Shah is known for his keen interest in architecture, where its most prized monument, the Taj Mahal gave Akbarabad. Built in loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, mausoleum was completed in 1648.

During his reign, Shah Jahan later shifted the capital to Delhi, but this son Aurangzeb shifted the capital to back Akbarabad and his father was imprisoned in the fort there. Akbarabad remained the capital of India during the rule of Aurangzeb until he shifted to Aurangabad in the Deccan in 1653. After the fall of the Mughal Empire, the city came under the influence of Marathas and Jats called Agra, before falling into the hands of British rule in 1803.

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Places: Taj Mahal in Agra one of the most famous buildings in the world is one of the favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the tomb of Shah Jahan. New 7 Wonders of the World is one of the three World Heritage Sites in Agra, one of the Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri other being.

Completed in 1653 AD, the Taj Mahal, the Mughal emperor (king) Shah Jahan to his beloved wife, Mumtaz as the final resting place is believed to be built. Finished in marble, it is perhaps India's most fascinating and beautiful monument. Exactly symmetrical hard monuments and 20,000 workers, masons and jewelers 22 years (1630-1652) took between building and landscaped gardens set. Persian architect, Ustad Isa, the Taj Mahal built by the Yamuna River. A mirage from the Agra Fort from where Emperor Shah Jahan see it, the last eight years as a prisoner of his son Aurangzeb, as can be seen in your life. It is a masterpiece of symmetry, far from seeming to be floating in the air, and each revealed as an illusion experienced as one enters the main gate. Verses of the Holy Quran and the gate 22 small domes at the top is written, the number of years the monument took to build reader. Taj Mahal is a marble platform that stands above a sandstone one was built on. The beautiful dome of the Taj, with a diameter of 60 feet, the building rises 80 feet above and directly below the dome is the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's tomb stands in his side was his son Aurangzeb. Superb inlay works using semi-precious stones decorate the interiors.

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Agra Fort: Another World Heritage Site in Agra. Major structure of Agra, Agra Fort (sometimes called Red Fort) was built by Akbar in 1565. Red sandstone fort was renovated and converted into a palace during Shah Jahan's time, and with marble and pietra dura inlay large-scale version. Notable buildings in the fort Pearl Mosque, Diwan-e-am and Diwan-e Khas (Hall of public and private audience), Jehangir Mahal, Khas Mahal, Sheesh Mahal include (mirrored palace), and Musamman turret.

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Victor Radziun Agra Fort

Great Mughal Emperor Akbar commissioned the construction of the Agra Fort in 1565 AD, although his grandson Shah Jahan's time were extra. Forbidding exterior of the fort hide an inner paradise. Crescent-shaped fort, a long, nearly straight wall facing the river reached earlier. The total circumference of 2.4 km, and double-toothed ramparts of red sandstone punctuated at regular intervals by fortress ringed by. A 9 million tons. Wide and 10 million tons. Deep trench around the outer wall.

Shivaji "Purandar Pact" by Mirza Raja Jai Singh visited Agra Fort Diwan-i-Khas with entering met Aurangzeb. In the audience, he deliberately placed behind men was lower ranks. Insulted Shivaji was attacked outside the royal audience on May 12, 1666 Sing Glory is restricted to quarters. dungeons and implementation of a famously sweet legend, fear, he escaped on 17 August 1666. Heroic equestrian statue of Shivaji has been out of the fort stands.

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Fatehpur Sikri

Andurinha the Fatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri: Mughal Emperor Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri is about 35 km from Agra, and moved his capital there. Later abandoned, the site of significant historical value represents a number of buildings. A World Heritage Site, it is often visited by tourists to Agra.

Ud Daulah Itmad's Tomb: Queen Noor Jehan Itmad is ud Daulah construction of the tomb, sometimes called the Baby Taj, her father, Ghias-ud-Din Beg, the Chief Minister of Emperor Jahangir. Small compared to many other Mughal era tombs, it is sometimes described as a jewel box. Its garden layout and white marble, pietra dura, inlay designs and use of forged presage many elements of the Taj Mahal.

Jama Masjid: Jama Masjid, Shah Jahan's daughter Jahanara Begum, Princess of a large mosque, built in 1648 for its unusual dome and absence of minarets, attributed to the remarkable.

Chini's Rauza: Persian significantly affect its blue glazed tiles for the dome, Chini's Rauza Jahan, Allama Afzel Khal Mullah of Shiraz Shukrullah is dedicated to the PM.

Ram Bagh: The oldest Mughal garden in India, Ram Bagh was built in 1528 by Emperor Babar. About 2.34 km north of the Taj Mahal lies.

Soami Bagh Samadhi: Soami Bagh Samadh Soami Bagh on the outskirts of the city section Huzur Soamiji Maharaj (Shri Shiv Dayal Singh Seth) is the mausoleum. He was the founder of Radhasoami Faith and Samadh is sacred to his followers. Construction began in 1908, and it is believed that construction will never end. It is often the "next Taj Mahal" is seen as. Carvings in stone, marble or colored using a combination, like life is not seen anywhere else in India. The picture shown is taken from the back and shows only two floors. When completed, samadh have a carved dome and entrance.

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(Akbar's Tomb) Sikandra: Sikandra, the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great's final resting place, only 13 kilometers from Agra Fort. Akbar's tomb reflects the completeness of his personality. Vast, beautifully carved, red sandstone ocher grave is set amongst a lush garden. Akbar himself planned his tomb and selected a suitable site. A lifetime to build a tomb for a Tartary custom which the Mughals followed religiously was. Akbar's son Jahangir in 1613 completed construction of the pyramid tomb.

Mary's Tomb: Mariams Tomb, enroute to Sikandra, Akbar's Christian wife's final resting place.

Mehtab Bagh: Mehtab Bagh, on the opposite bank of the Yamuna River exists on the crown.

Climate: Sub tropical climate of Agra is likely to extremes, during summer 45 ° C (113 ° F) in winter to as high as 2 degrees Celsius (35.6 ° F) as low as is reached. Rainy season from June to September and the city 660 millimeters (26 inches) annual rainfall is between.