Red Fort 2006

Fatehpur Sikri Red Fort 2006 Taj Mahal 2006

Red Fort 2006

Architecture Interior

 

Holy cows grazing outside the walls (1996 photo)

The great fort at Āgra (1565–74) represents the building activities of the emperor Akbar. The fort has the massive so-called Delhi gate (1566) and lengthy and immense walls carefully designed and faced with dressed stone throughout

 

 


Photos from 2006

 

the Red Fort

 

 

 

showing the moat

 

entrance

 

a World Heritage site

 

overseas tourists pay more

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Photos of Mughal Architectural features

 

 

 

 

hall of public audience, the flat roof of which rests on rows of columns and pointed, or cusped, arches

 

 

hall of public audience

 

Palace gardens

 

 

 

view of the Taj Mahal

 

 

Taj Mahal in the distance

Photos of the Interior of the Palace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circular Bowl

 

 

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