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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. List of Monuments of National Importance in Agra district

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    Agra Fort: Machchi Bhawan or Fish House. Agra: Agra Agra Fort: Machchi Bhawan or Fish House. N-UP-A1-q Agra Fort: Maharatta Building impinging on the Nagina Masjid Agra: Agra Agra Fort: Maharatta Building impinging on the Nagina Masjid: N-UP-A1-r Agra Fort: Mina Masjid: Agra: Agra Agra Fort: Mina Masjid: N-UP-A1-s Agra Fort: Moti Masjid or ...

  4. Architecture of Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    The architecture of Uttar Pradesh demonstrates a diverse and eclectic combination of Buddhist, Hindu, Indo-Islamic, and Indo-European architectural styles.Three of its architectural monuments—the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, as well as the township of Fatehpur Sikri founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar—are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

  5. Akbari architecture - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of this style are Humayun's Tomb, which was the first of a long succession of garden-tombs (and a predecessor of the Taj Mahal), the Agra Fort, the Allahabad Fort, the Lahore Fort, the abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri and Akbar's own tomb. [1] Fusion of Indian and Islamic features as multiplicity

  6. Jharokha Darshan - Wikipedia

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    Abu'l Hasan, Emperor Jahangir at the jharoka window of the Agra Fort, c. 1620, Aga Khan Museum Maharaja Bakht Singh of Marwar at the jharokha window of the Bakhat Singh Mahal, Nagaur Jharokha Darshan ( Persian : جهروکه درشن ) ( Hindi : झरोखा दर्शन) was a daily practice of addressing the public audience ( darshan ...

  7. Shah Jahan period architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Taj Mahal in Agra Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan. Shah Jahan period architecture is an architectural period of Mughal architecture. It is associated with Shah Jahan's thirty-year reign over the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1658. The most notable structures of this period include the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Red Fort in Old Delhi.

  8. Mughal architecture - Wikipedia

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    The major part of Agra fort was built by Akbar from 1565 to 1574. The architecture of the fort clearly indicates the free adoption of the Rajput planning and construction. Some of the important buildings in the fort are Jahangiri Mahal built for Jahangir and his family, the Moti Masjid, and Mena Bazaars. The Jahangiri Mahal has a courtyard ...

  9. Agra - Wikipedia

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    India's most famed building, it is situated in the eastern part of the city on the southern (right) bank of the Yamuna River, about 1.6 km east of the Agra Fort, also on the right bank of the Yamuna. The Taj Mahal is distinguished as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a blend of Indian, Persian, and Islamic styles.