TOP 10 PLACES IN AGRA MUST VISIT
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AGRA IS A ANCIENT CITY WHICH IS FAMOUS BY TAJ MAHAL
NEW DELHI IS THE CAPITAL OF INDIA AND AGRA IS 240 KM FROM NEW DELHI.
NEW DELHI TO AGRA CONNECTING HIGHWAY IS YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY WHICH IS MASSIVE AWESOME HIGHWAY FOR RIDERS AND DRIVERS ITS TREAT TO RIDE AND DRIVE AT YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY.
YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY COUNT IN TOP BEST HIGHWAYS OF INDIA.
1) TAJ MAHAL ( TEJO MAHALYA )
IT WAS BUILT BY MUGAL EMPEROR SHAN JAHAN IN MEMORY OF HIS THIRD WIFE , MUMTAZ MAHAL . IT IS ONE OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, AND ONE OF THE THREE WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN AGRA.
TAJ MAHAL PERFECTLY SYMMETRICAL MONUMENTS TOOK AROUND 20,000 WORKERS , MASONS AND JEWELLERS TO BUILD AND IS SET AMIDST LANDSCAPED GARDEN .
2) AGRA FORT
IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER YAMUNA IN THE CITY OF AGRA.
IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE THIRD MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR ON THE REMAINS OF AN ANCIENT SITE KNOWN AS BADALGARH . AN INTERESTING MIX OF HINDU AND ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE IS FOUND HERE.
3) FATEHPUR SIKRI
THE CITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1569 BY THE MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR, AND SERVED AS THE CAPITAL OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE FROM 1571 TO 1585. THE IMPERIAL COMPLEX WAS ABANDONED IN 1585, SHORTLY AFTER ITS COMPLETION, DUE TO PAUCITY OF WATER AND ITS PROXIMITY WITH THE RAJPUTANA AREAS IN THE NORTH WEST, WHICH WERE INCREASINGLY IN TURMOIL.
4) JAMA MASJID
IS OPPOSITE TO AGRA FORT AND OVERLOOKING THE AGRA FOR RAILWAY STATION.
IT IS ALSO POPULAR KNOWN AS THE "FRIDAY MOSQUE".
IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MOSQUE IN INDIA.
5) AKBAR'S TOMB
IS AN IMPORTANT MUGHAL ARCHITECTURAL MASTER PIECE . AKBAR HIMSELF PLANNED HIS OWN TOMB AND SELECTED A SUITABLE SITE FOR IT. AFTER HIS DEATH, AKBAR SON JAHANGIR COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION IN 1605-1613.
AKBAR WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST EMPERORS OF HIS TIME . THE SOUTH GATE IS LARGEST, WITH FOUR WHITE MARBLE CHHATRI - TOPPED MINARETS WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO ( AND PRE-DATE ) THOSE OF THE TAJ MAHAL, AND IS THE NORMAL POINT OF ENTRY OF THE TOMB.
6) ITMAD - UD - DAULHA'S TOMB
IS A MUGHAL MAUSOLEUM IN THE CITY OF AGRA . OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A "JEWEL BOX", SOMETIMES CALLED A "BABY TAJ", THE TOMB OF I'TIMAD - UD - DAULAH IS OFTEN REGARDED AS A DRAFT OF THE TAJ MAHAL.
7) MOTI MASJID
MOTI MASJID IN AGRA WAS BUILT BY SHAH JAHAN. DURING THE RULE OF SHAH JAHAN THE MUGHAL EMPEROR, NUMEROUS ARCHITECTURAL WONDER WERE BUILT. MOTI MASJID EARNED THE EPITHET PEARL. IT IS HELD THAT HIS MOSQUE FOR IT SHINED LIKE A PEARL. IT IS HELD THAT IS MOSQUE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY SHAH JAHAN FOR HIS MEMBER OF ROYAL COURT.
8) CHINI KA RAUZA
IS A FUNERARY MONUMENT, RAUZA IN AGRA, CONTAINING THE TOMB OF ALLAMA AFZAL KHAN MULLAH, A SCHOLAR AND POET WHO WAS THE PRIME MINISTER OF MUGHAL EMPEROR SHAH JAHAN. THE TOMB WAS BUILT IN 1635.
9) MANKAMESHWAR TEMPLE
IS ONE OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLE DEVOTED TO LORD SHIVA. THE TEMPLE IS SITUATED AT RAWATPARA, NEAR AGRA FORT RAILWAY STATION.
IT IS SAID THAT THE SHIVLING IS COVERED BY SILVER METAL WAS FOUNDED BY LORD SHIVA HIMSELF DURING DWAPARA ERA, WHEN KRISHNA WAS BORN IN MATHURA. FOR CHILD KRISHNA DARSHAN SHIVA ARRIVED FROM MOUNT KAILASH AND RESTED HERE.
10) MEHTAB BAGH
IS SITUATED NORTH OF THE TAJ MAHAL COMPLEX AND AGRA FORT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE YAMUNA RIVER, IN THE FLOOD PLAINS. THE GARDEN WAS DESIGNED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TAJ COMPLEX IN THE RIVER FRONT TERRACE PATTERN. ITS WIDTH WAS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE REST OF THE TAJ.
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AGRA IS A ANCIENT CITY WHICH IS FAMOUS BY TAJ MAHAL
NEW DELHI IS THE CAPITAL OF INDIA AND AGRA IS 240 KM FROM NEW DELHI.
NEW DELHI TO AGRA CONNECTING HIGHWAY IS YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY WHICH IS MASSIVE AWESOME HIGHWAY FOR RIDERS AND DRIVERS ITS TREAT TO RIDE AND DRIVE AT YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY.
YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY COUNT IN TOP BEST HIGHWAYS OF INDIA.
1) TAJ MAHAL ( TEJO MAHALYA )
IT WAS BUILT BY MUGAL EMPEROR SHAN JAHAN IN MEMORY OF HIS THIRD WIFE , MUMTAZ MAHAL . IT IS ONE OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, AND ONE OF THE THREE WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN AGRA.
TAJ MAHAL PERFECTLY SYMMETRICAL MONUMENTS TOOK AROUND 20,000 WORKERS , MASONS AND JEWELLERS TO BUILD AND IS SET AMIDST LANDSCAPED GARDEN .
2) AGRA FORT
IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER YAMUNA IN THE CITY OF AGRA.
IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE THIRD MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR ON THE REMAINS OF AN ANCIENT SITE KNOWN AS BADALGARH . AN INTERESTING MIX OF HINDU AND ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE IS FOUND HERE.
3) FATEHPUR SIKRI
THE CITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1569 BY THE MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR, AND SERVED AS THE CAPITAL OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE FROM 1571 TO 1585. THE IMPERIAL COMPLEX WAS ABANDONED IN 1585, SHORTLY AFTER ITS COMPLETION, DUE TO PAUCITY OF WATER AND ITS PROXIMITY WITH THE RAJPUTANA AREAS IN THE NORTH WEST, WHICH WERE INCREASINGLY IN TURMOIL.
4) JAMA MASJID
IS OPPOSITE TO AGRA FORT AND OVERLOOKING THE AGRA FOR RAILWAY STATION.
IT IS ALSO POPULAR KNOWN AS THE "FRIDAY MOSQUE".
IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MOSQUE IN INDIA.
5) AKBAR'S TOMB
IS AN IMPORTANT MUGHAL ARCHITECTURAL MASTER PIECE . AKBAR HIMSELF PLANNED HIS OWN TOMB AND SELECTED A SUITABLE SITE FOR IT. AFTER HIS DEATH, AKBAR SON JAHANGIR COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION IN 1605-1613.
AKBAR WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST EMPERORS OF HIS TIME . THE SOUTH GATE IS LARGEST, WITH FOUR WHITE MARBLE CHHATRI - TOPPED MINARETS WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO ( AND PRE-DATE ) THOSE OF THE TAJ MAHAL, AND IS THE NORMAL POINT OF ENTRY OF THE TOMB.
6) ITMAD - UD - DAULHA'S TOMB
IS A MUGHAL MAUSOLEUM IN THE CITY OF AGRA . OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A "JEWEL BOX", SOMETIMES CALLED A "BABY TAJ", THE TOMB OF I'TIMAD - UD - DAULAH IS OFTEN REGARDED AS A DRAFT OF THE TAJ MAHAL.
7) MOTI MASJID
MOTI MASJID IN AGRA WAS BUILT BY SHAH JAHAN. DURING THE RULE OF SHAH JAHAN THE MUGHAL EMPEROR, NUMEROUS ARCHITECTURAL WONDER WERE BUILT. MOTI MASJID EARNED THE EPITHET PEARL. IT IS HELD THAT HIS MOSQUE FOR IT SHINED LIKE A PEARL. IT IS HELD THAT IS MOSQUE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY SHAH JAHAN FOR HIS MEMBER OF ROYAL COURT.
8) CHINI KA RAUZA
IS A FUNERARY MONUMENT, RAUZA IN AGRA, CONTAINING THE TOMB OF ALLAMA AFZAL KHAN MULLAH, A SCHOLAR AND POET WHO WAS THE PRIME MINISTER OF MUGHAL EMPEROR SHAH JAHAN. THE TOMB WAS BUILT IN 1635.
9) MANKAMESHWAR TEMPLE
IS ONE OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLE DEVOTED TO LORD SHIVA. THE TEMPLE IS SITUATED AT RAWATPARA, NEAR AGRA FORT RAILWAY STATION.
IT IS SAID THAT THE SHIVLING IS COVERED BY SILVER METAL WAS FOUNDED BY LORD SHIVA HIMSELF DURING DWAPARA ERA, WHEN KRISHNA WAS BORN IN MATHURA. FOR CHILD KRISHNA DARSHAN SHIVA ARRIVED FROM MOUNT KAILASH AND RESTED HERE.
10) MEHTAB BAGH
IS SITUATED NORTH OF THE TAJ MAHAL COMPLEX AND AGRA FORT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE YAMUNA RIVER, IN THE FLOOD PLAINS. THE GARDEN WAS DESIGNED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TAJ COMPLEX IN THE RIVER FRONT TERRACE PATTERN. ITS WIDTH WAS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE REST OF THE TAJ.
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