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  2. Agra Fort - Wikipedia

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    The Agra Fort (Qila Agra) is a historical fort in the city of Agra, also known as Agra's Red Fort.Mughal emperor Humayun was crowned at this fort in 1530. It was later renovated by the Mughal emperor Akbar from 1565 and the present-day structure was completed in 1573.

  3. Agra Fort railway station - Wikipedia

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    The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)-wide metre-gauge Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874. [3] The Agra–Jaipur line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2005. [4] There was a spacious, octagonal Tripolia Chowk which existed between the Jama Masjid and the Delhi gate of the ...

  4. Yamuna Bridge railway station - Wikipedia

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    Agra, the 16–17th century capital of the Mughals, is home to monuments such as the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. [1] The Taj Mahal attracts 7-8 million tourists annually. About 0.8 million foreign tourists visit it.

  5. Moti Masjid (Agra Fort) - Wikipedia

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    The Agra Fort's modern appearance is largely owed to Shah Jahan, who dismantled several structures within the Agra Fort to add his own in marble. The Moti Masjid was one such structure. The mosque was constructed in the period 1646-1653, which was notably later than all of his other Agra Fort contributions (these were commenced in 1627, his ...

  6. Shah Jahani Mahal - Wikipedia

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    It is his earliest palace in Agra Fort and has a large hall and side rooms, and an octagonal tower on the river side. The skeletal construction of the brick masonry and red stone were all white, stuccoed with a thick plaster and colourfully painted with floral designs. The whole palace once glistened white, like white marble.

  7. Jahangiri Mahal - Wikipedia

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    Agra Fort: Jahangiri Mahal The Hauz-i-Jahangiri is made out of one single block of stone. Jahangiri Mahal may be the most noteworthy [peacock prose] building inside the Agra Fort of India. The Mahal was the principal zenana (palace for women belonging to the royal household), and was used by the Rajput wives of Akbar. It is a form of Islamic ...

  8. Idgah railway station - Wikipedia

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    The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)-wide metre-gauge Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874. [2] The Agra–Jaipur line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2005. [3] The broad-gauge Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904. [4]

  9. Agra - Wikipedia

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    The two lines are Sikandra to the Taj Mahal's east gate via Agra Fort and Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar. On 24 March 2017, State Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath approved the project. In December 2017, the cabinet of the UP Government approved the DPR as per New Metro Policy.