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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.
Musamman Burj was built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is said that at first a small marble palace built by Akbar was situated at this site, which was later demolished by Jehangir to erect new buildings. Shah Jahan in his turn chose this site to erect the multi-storied marble tower inlaid with precious stones for Mumtaz Mahal.
Muthamman Burj (center) in the Agra Fort The Muthamman Burj in the centre of the eastern wall of the Red Fort (painting from 1843) Interior of the Muthamman Burj. The Muthamman Burj, also written Musamman Burj, is a palace and tower of the Red Fort located in Delhi. The structure adjoins the eastern wall of the Khwabgah of the Khas Mahal. It is ...
The Mina Mosque or the Heavenly Mosque was built by Shah Jahan between 1631 and 1640 near Diwan-i-Khas in Agra Fort.This small mosque was built, entirely of white marble, by the Mughal king Shah Jahan for his personal use.
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 ...
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.
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[5] [4] [2] The newly-constructed chowk spanned the area between the mosque and the Agra Fort, and was known as Tripolia. [3] The mosque's main gate, and an enclosure adjoined to the mosque's eastern side, were destroyed around the Indian Mutiny of 1857 by a British garrison occupying the Agra fort. The purpose was to provide a clearer line of ...