Sikandra Agra Sikandra is a mainly residential area known for the tombs of Mughal Emperor Akbar and his wife, Mariam. The 17th-century Tomb of Akbar the Great is an ornate sandstone building inlaid with white marble at the heart of a sprawling, Charbagh-style garden. Mariam’s Tomb was once a 1400s pleasure pavilion, and it retains …
Agra Fort The Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India also known as the Red Fort. Rebuilt by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565 and completed in 1573, it served as the main residence of the rulers of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from …
The Taj Mahal Crown of the Palace is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb …