Fatehpur Sikri
37 kms from Agra is built a city predominantly in red sandstone and is called Fatehpur Sikri. This town was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Though the city is in ruins, it is a place to visit if one comes to Agra. But in real terms Fatehpur Sikri is a place where one should spend some time. The sunset over the ruins is sight to cherish.
Panch Mahal in Fatehpur Sikri is a palace with four floors whose size decreases on each floor. The ground floor measures 22 metres on 18 metres. The building is supported by 185 columns including 84 at the ground floor, they are all different. Panch Mahal was used as apartments to the women of the royal family.
The imperial city of the Mughal dynasty between 1571 and 1584, Fatehpur Sikri was built by Mughal Emperor Akbar. The architectural grandeur of this deserted city cannot be described in words and one can only experience the aura of its magnificent edifices by seeing them. Fatehpur Sikri is the most popular day excursion from Agra, the city of Taj and capital of invincible Mughals for a long time.
Today, as one enters Sikri from the Agra Gate, one of the nine gateways on the way to the palace complex, Diwan-I-Aam, or the hall of public audience appears first. It is a huge rectangular walled-in courtyard where petitions were heard, proclamations made, embassies received and entertainment programmes held. The royal balcony, set within a frame of jali screens, appears on the western front. In front of the royal seat, a stone hook is still found embedded in the ground. As per tradition, Akbar's pet elephant Hiran was tied to this hook to crush to death under its feet the head of the guilty. If it refused to obey thrice, the victim was freed.
The most recommended sites to visit around Fatehpur Sikri are the Agra's Taj Mahal and the Bharatpur bird sanctuary. Indianvisit can arrange excursion trips to these destinations from Fatehpur Sikri
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