Sharing some photos of this fort, which I visited earlier this month.
The entrance...
Walk way-one can easily get lost inside the fort.
Interiors of a hall-lots of artwork
Art work on the ceilings
Art work on the ceilings
Art on the pillars and columns
Yamuna river on the other side of the fort- Taj mahal is in the vicinity
So many squirrels More Squirrel photos
Jahangiri Mahal
Watch post
Entrances
So many squirrels More Squirrel photos
Jahangiri Mahal
Watch post
Entrances
Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal, was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in the Agra Fort where the former spent last 7 years of his life. I overheard few tourists excitedly talking among themselves-"I touched the bed on which Shah Jahan had slept"...
Amphitheater
Canals for safety
Outside the fort
Camera Used: Sony DSC H50. High resolution images (Nearly 3 MB each) available on request. What you see above are compressed images for the blog.
More about agra fort on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra_Fort
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6 comments:
Hey Hande ...
Nice pis of Agra .. gr8.
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Shrinidhi did you go there in the rainy season? The grass is so green. I am glad you have noticed the garden now :D
Mridula,
Yes, we went in July 08.
Its because of your photo I noticed the garden in detail...
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I have been in Agra several times and visited the fort too but it never appears so beautiful as in these pictures, great work. Agra
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