Agra Fort

The majority of travellers take a trip to Agra to delight in the beauty and magnificence of the Taj Mahal, but the city comprises even more. The Agra Fort is an impressive structure and positioned at less than 2 kilometres from the Taj Mahal. The Fort is on the same river bank of Yamuna.

The glory days of Agra were realized during the reign of Humayun's son, Akbar the Great. For the period of his supremacy, the major part of the Agra fort was built with the construction kicked-off in 1156 and got finished in 1605. A great number building inside the fortress were erected under the supervision of Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal.

The Agra Fort has been built at the side of the Yamuna River and elongates to cover almost 2.5 km. The structure comprises a wall built in red sandstone and quite a few buildings inside. The wall relishes its both the two gates, the Delhi Gate and the Amar Singh Gate, and the entry to the fort can only be made via the Amar Singh Gate.

As soon as the travellers get past the gate, they stroll over a ramp and go into the Great Courtyard. You can observe the pillared Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience) on the right hand sight inside the Agra Fort which was also built by Shah Janan in 1628.

Travellers inside the fort hit upon the Royal Pavilions which boast of good-looking mosques (Nagina Masjid & Mina Masjid), palaces (Macchi Bhavan, Khas Mahal, Shish Mahal, Shah Jahani Mahal) and the Zenana Mina Bazaar.

More than a few of the buildings have been built by pure marble with striking carvings.
The balconies in the pavilions let one to enjoy a pleasant sight on the Yamuna River and the Taj Mahal.

Reaching Taj Mahal

Reaching the Agra Fort in Agra is made enormously easy by the availability of plethora of transportation facilities.

Air: Agra boasts of its own airport, so accessibility is possible.

Rail: Agra maintains a well laid railway tracks and connects to all the major cities of India.

Road: Agra maintains a fine link to all the major cities of Uttar Pradesh and can easily be reached from any part of India.

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