Exporing The Agra Fort!

We reached to the second monument famous in agra after the great Taj Mahal,as it is just 2.5 km from the Taj Mahal.After visiting the Taj mahal, every visitor gets the attraction of the famous monument the Agra fort.It is one of the best Heritage build by the Mughals, it is one of the elegant piece of architecture.Also it is declared  as the heritage property by the world Heritage site.Before entering the fort we took our ticket then searched for the guide, who will give us the grasp of the Agra fort.Headphones were not allowed that's the reason I had to go back to our vehicle to keep it.


 



        The fort can be reached from any part of the city.You can find buses, cabs, rickshaw and other road transportations to reach Agra Fort from any part of the city. Tourists usually visit Agra fort along with Taj Mahal as it is just 2.5 km away from Taj Mahal.

              The fort was in ruins when Akbar took over it and he built the fort entirely with red sandstone. It took eight years to complete this massive fort. However, his grandson, Shah Jahan deliberately brought down many structures to dust to make room for marble structures. This was considered to be a massive revenue waste during his reign. Later, his son took over the fort and imprisoned him in the very same fort. It is said that Shah Jahan requested to be imprisoned inside the fort, in a tower, from where he could spend rest of his life watching Taj Mahal  from the tower.
           When the fort was in Aurangazeb’s control (son of Shah Jahan), there wasn’t many changes to the structure. A moat was added to the walls to increase the defense. After Aurangazeb’s death, there were no strong rulers to take Mughal reign under control. Smaller kingdoms fought with the reign and it wasn’t too long before Agra when under the control of Marathas. Over the next century, the fort went to many dynasties, which made little to no changes to the structure of the fort.

Later, British took over the fort and used it for military purposes until independence. They set up barracks inside the fort and destroyed many monuments to make room for the army. After independence, the fort came under the control of Government of India.

This was one of the early forts of Mughal and it was mainly built for military purposes. This colossal fort had 70 feet tall walls, which still stands. These walls were designed for defense purposes. The walkways and entrances are specifically made narrower to make it hard for enemies to plunder into the fort at once.

The fort also has many tunnels through which royal families can escape to the shore of River Yamuna in case of unfortunate events. The entrance and the routes of the tunnels were passed on only to the royal heirs and it is assumed that there are numerous other secret passages in the fort that are yet to be discovered.

In terms of architecture, it is a fusion of Hindu and Islamic styled architecture. There are also theories about Agra Fort being inspired by the grand Gwalior fort. Each structure inside the fort has a unique style. You can find Gujarati structures, Bengali styled monuments and so on.

What you can see inside the Agra Fort!!

1)Jahangir’s Palace

2)Khas Mahal

3) Musamman Burj

4) Diwan-i-Khas

5) Sheesh Mahal

6) Shahjahani Mahal

7) Jahangir’s chain of Justice

Ticket cost for Indians:

• Cash tickets – INR 50 per head
• Cashless tickets – INR 35 per head
• Sound and light show – INR 70 per head
• Children below 15 years – free

Ticket cost of foreigners

• Cash tickets – INR 650 per head
• Cashless tickets – INR 550 per head
• Sound and light show –INR 200 per head
• Children below 15 years – free