Agra Fort - 2010
We had a comfortable 3-hour train trip from Delhi to Agra.
Begun in 1525, Agra Fort was primarly built by Emperor Akbar as a military structure but Shah Jahan
transformed it into a palace and later it became his prison when his son, Aurangzeb seized power in 1658.
If needed, the occupants could roll giant boulders down this ramp
onto the enemy if they made it this far into the fort.
The Royal bath.
Snakes.
A decorative ventilation opening.
A recess for a lamp or candle.
In its heyday, the palace was beautifully tiled.
Besides the outer moat for protection, the gardens between the two walls would have had roaming tigers.
This is the tower where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son, Aurangzeb.
Horses.
Islamic buildings have flower and plant carvings and tiling but no animal or human ones.
In his inprisonment, Shah Jahan could see the Taj Mahal which he had built as a tomb for his favourite wife.
The air would have been much cleaner in his day.
Authorities are relocating industries, which cause modern-day pollution, from the Agra area.
It is happening slowly.
The Royal Bowling Green?? ... No!!
My IntrepidTravel group on his throne.
Our terrific leader, Aminesh, is at the right-hand end of the front row.
The tomb of John Russell Colvin, a British Lieutenant-Governor who died of disease
just before the height of the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
The complex is a very impressive sight.
My 4-week trip in northern India was a combination of 2 separate IntrepidTravel trips.
Seven of us were on the combined trip. We visited Agra again.
We had a comfortable 3-hour train trip from Delhi to Agra.
Begun in 1525, Agra Fort was primarly built by Emperor Akbar as a military structure but Shah Jahan
transformed it into a palace and later it became his prison when his son, Aurangzeb seized power in 1658.
If needed, the occupants could roll giant boulders down this ramp
onto the enemy if they made it this far into the fort.
The Royal bath.
Snakes.
A decorative ventilation opening.
A recess for a lamp or candle.
In its heyday, the palace was beautifully tiled.
Besides the outer moat for protection, the gardens between the two walls would have had roaming tigers.
This is the tower where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son, Aurangzeb.
Horses.
Islamic buildings have flower and plant carvings and tiling but no animal or human ones.
In his inprisonment, Shah Jahan could see the Taj Mahal which he had built as a tomb for his favourite wife.
The air would have been much cleaner in his day.
Authorities are relocating industries, which cause modern-day pollution, from the Agra area.
It is happening slowly.
The Royal Bowling Green?? ... No!!
My IntrepidTravel group on his throne.
Our terrific leader, Aminesh, is at the right-hand end of the front row.
The tomb of John Russell Colvin, a British Lieutenant-Governor who died of disease
just before the height of the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
The complex is a very impressive sight.
My 4-week trip in northern India was a combination of 2 separate IntrepidTravel trips.
Seven of us were on the combined trip. We visited Agra again.
