Taj Mahal stands in the city of Agra, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Yamuna River. It was built in the memory of the beautiful Arjumand Bano Begum, who won the heart of a Mughal prince. She was married at 21 to Emperor Jahangir’s third son Prince Khurram [...]
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Red Fort in Agra
January 28th, 2010 by admin
Emperor Akbar the Great commissioned the Agra Fort that is also sometimes called Red Fort of Agra. During the reign of emperor Jahangir, the capital was briefly shifted to Lahore but Agra became the seat of Mughal capital one again in the reign of Akbar. Akbar became emperor in 1556 and when he consolidated himself [...]
Aaram Bagh in Agra
January 28th, 2010 by admin
Aram Bagh also known as Bagh-I-Gul Afshan meaning the Flower-Scattering Garden’ was originally founded by the first Mughal Emperor, Babur He laid this garden in 1526 A.D on the Persian terraced and Charbagh meaning ‘four-quartered’ plan. This is the first Mughal garden with this type of architecture. He constructed this garden after he [...]
