Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Red Fort Agra

I got chance to go to Agra year before last and get chance to visit Red Fort of Agra. 

Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, India. The fort is also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It is about 2.5 km northwest from the Taj Mahal.

Agra Fort built by Akbar in Red Sandstone when he was through with the consolidation of his power after accession to power in 1654, Agra Fort worked both as a military strategic point as well as the royal residence.

Architects laid the foundation and it was built with bricks in the inner core with sandstone on external surfaces. Some 1,444,000 builders worked on it for eight years, completing it in 1573.

The fort contains splendid palaces both in red sandstone and white marble built by two generations of prolific builders Akbar and later Jehangir and Shahjahan. Of the nearly 500 Akbari buildings built in the Bengal and Gujarati traditions only a few have survived, arrayed in a band on the riverfront.

Some Pictures of This Fort 









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22 comments:

  1. magiceye4 June 2013 at 19:15

    Beautifully captured Vineeta!!

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  2. R Niranjan Das4 June 2013 at 20:04

    Beautiful images of the fort!

    www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.in

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  3. George4 June 2013 at 20:56

    These are wonderful photos of the Red Fort. I like the way you have captured the light in your pictures as well. This must have been a wonderful place to visit.

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  4. Krishna/കൃഷ്ണ4 June 2013 at 22:11

    Great info with nice photos

    thanks

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  5. Rajesh5 June 2013 at 09:39

    Great shots of the fort and massive entrance.

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  6. Krishna/കൃഷ്ണ5 June 2013 at 09:52

    great information with beautiful photos...

    thanks

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  7. Arti5 June 2013 at 13:18

    Beautiful pictures Vineeta, I have been to this fort and it's absolutely splendid!

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  8. web Designing Company In Pune6 June 2013 at 13:01

    Very Nice Pictures.
    Nice to see that You Shared Something About Red Fort Because Most Of The Bloggers Write About Taj.

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  9. P.N. Subramanian9 June 2013 at 23:16

    Beautiful pictures from Agra. By the way have you stopped blogging in Hindi?

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  10. Ramakant Pradhan10 June 2013 at 01:57

    Beautiful pictures from a very beautiful city. Well done!

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  11. Bob Bushell11 June 2013 at 23:26

    Beautiful images Vineeta.

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  12. Lasse13 June 2013 at 21:39

    Amazingly beautiful - great buildings and great photowork!

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  13. Brajmohan Kumar18 June 2013 at 19:57

    accidentally came across your blog, nice travelog it is. just finished reading all posts :)

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  14. Ercotravels19 June 2013 at 11:45

    Wonderful post! These heritage forts seem beautiful to visit.

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  15. ashok21 July 2013 at 15:55

    nice photographs...

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  16. India Heritage Sites30 July 2013 at 14:15

    Nice pics of Agra Fort, a great heritage site in India to see.

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  17. Sudhir R30 July 2013 at 16:22

    Wow! Reminds me of my visit! So well photographed

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  18. Stewart M12 August 2013 at 14:50

    Two places I've been in the one post - now that does not happen very often!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  19. Lasse13 August 2013 at 11:01

    Spectacular buildings and beautiful images Vineeta !

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  20. Anonymous20 August 2013 at 23:22

    I never knew that there is a red fort in Agara also, Nice clicks good pictures ,check more about Agra

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    What a click!!

    Thanks for sharing.

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