Agra Fort, India - UNESCO World Heritage site

in #travel7 years ago

If you’re heading to Agra, this attraction should be on top of your list of places to see!


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Agra fort is one of the many historical sites to visit in India.

Listed as a UNESCO World heritage site, it was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty till 1638 when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi.

It was originally built as a military fort by the first Mughal emperor in India, Akbar, on the banks of the Yamuna river but was later transformed into a palace.

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The crescent-shaped fort’s colossal double walls rise over 20m in height and measure 2.5km in circumference. It contains a maze of buildings forming a city within a city, including vast underground sections.

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It is an incredible piece of architecture history showing fine details within the fort, carved into marbles and stones.

Several of the buildings are made from pure marbles with beautiful carvings depicting Indo-Muslim art.

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So guys, after visiting the wonderful Taj Mahal, you visit this amazing UNESCO heritage site.

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What a place perfection, it really is worth traveling and getting to know this place!

Amazing! Thank you for sharing it. ONE day I go to india. I have to.

Beautiful man, I hope someday i can visit there....

Thanks bro, yes this place is amazing!

woow really good places to visit !!

I will visit this when I visit India on my next trip!

You should!!! I'll write more posts about India. Please follow if you're interested! :D

WOW that place looks amazing!!
That's one place I would love to visit, oh and of course the Taj Mahal as well :)

Nice post

Thank you sir!

love to visit there

Wow! I'd love to see this someday. It looks breathtaking.

great pictures , thanks

Thank you sir

nice place..

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Great content cheers :) Upvoted and following..

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