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Agra Fort
Agra is a city on the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh. From early time onwards, it was a center of commerce, education, handicrafts, and transport. The city was founded by Rajputs in the medieval period. Agra was rebuilt as the capital of the Delhi Sultanate by Sikander Lodi in 1505. After the Mughal invasion, Agra became one of the most important cities in India. It was the administrative capital and residence of different Emperors. This city is famous for the two monuments - Agra Fort and Taj Mahal. Agra fort is a great monument of India. It is constructed with red sandstone. It is situated on the banks of river Yamuna. The Agra Fort is approximately 2km northwest of Taj Mahal. It was constructed by the Mughals. The period between which it was constructed is under questions. However, Historians believe that it was built during 1565 - 1571. The idea of the fort originated in the mind of Emperor Akbar. It was he who laid the foundation of it in 1565. The fort was ready by 1571. At that time, Shahajahan was the emperor. Shahajahan was Akbar’s grandson,
It is a crescent shaped fort. It is flattened on the east with a straight wall facing the river. Fort’s walls rise 69 ft in height and measure 2.5 km in circumference. The fort contains splendid mosques and palaces. Red sandstone and white marble are used for the construction of the mosques and palaces. They are built by two generations of creative builders. The wall has two gates. The First one called the Delhi Gate and the other one, Amar Singh Gate. The original entrance through the Delhi Gate. This gate leads to Hathi Pol or Elephant Gate.
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The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.Its the history of Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence,a soul that is filled with love.Because the Taj Mahal is not for love the world would have been robbed fine example upon which people base theil relationships.The Taj Mahal is an perfect example of every couple that of how deeply a man loved his wife,that even after she remained but a memory and he made sure that this memory would never fade away..This man was the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his dear wife Mumtaz Mahal.She was a muslim persian princess.He met with the Mumtaz at the age of 14 and fell in love with her.They got married in 1612.She was died in 1631,while giving birth to their 14th child,it was in the memory of his beloved wife that Shah Jahan built a magnificent monument as a tribute to her,which we today known as the "Taj Mahal"..The monument was built entirely out of white marble which was brought from all over India and central Asia.An expenditure of approximately 32,000 million rupees.In the year of 1653 The Taj Mahal was finally completed .
The location for Taj Mahal was clearly thought by Shah Jahan who chose a peaceful site about ons and a half miles away from Agra at the southern edge of the city at the banks of river Yamuna.