Agra is one of the prominent destinations of the World Tourism map with three heritage monuments-The Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. It's just a decadent city of graveyards and stones, but it is a vibrant center of culture, art and religious philosophies that have enriched mankind and shaped human thought over centuries.
Agra is located in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra is famous for handicrafts products such as working at Marvel Inley, leather work, footwear, Brasswear, carpets, Jewelry, Zari and embroidery. It is also known for Petha, Dalmoth and Gajak.
Agra is famous as the home of one of the seven wonders of the world-the Taj Mahal. The architectural splendor of the mausoleums, the fort and the palaces is a live rest of the mausoleums, the fort and the palaces is a vivid reminder of the capital in the 17th and early 16th.
While its importance as a political center ended with the transfer of the capital to Delhi in 1634 by Shah Jahan, its architectural wealth has secured its place on the international map.
A pleasant town with comparatively slow pace, Agra is known for its excellent work inlaid marble and soapstone by craftsmen who are descendants of those who worked under the Mughals. The city is also famous for its carpets, gold thread embroidery and leather shoes.
Agra was the capital of the Mughal Empire and even today seems to fall in the past. Not surprisingly, by the Mughal emperors with their passion for building, endowed the city with some of the finest structures in the world. Is very easy to get away here through the centuries into the grandeur and intrigues of the Mughal court.
Agra is an ancient city and says his name is derived from Agrabana, a forest that is mention in the epic Mahabharata.
In more recent times Agra came into prominence when Sikandar Lodi made his capital in 1501. The Lodi rule was to end very soon and Agra passed into the possession of the Mughals.
This was during the time of the third emperor Akbar that Agra came into its own. He embarked in the construction of the massive Agra Fort in 1565. Though Akbar was diverted into building a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri, not far away.
Agra continued maintaining its importance and Shah Jahan, Akbar's grandson, adorned the city with that masterpiece of Mughal architecture – the Taj Mahal and other fine buildings built within the fortress Agra.
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