Agra Fort
The great red sandstone seat of the Mughals, where Shah Jahan was held with a view of the Taj Mahal.
- Open
- Every day, sunrise to sunset
- Price
- Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
- Time Needed
- 1–2 hours
- Best Time
- Morning, after a sunrise at the Taj Mahal
- Address
- Agra Fort, Rakabganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282003Directions
- Getting There
- By auto or cab; it's about 2.5 km from the Taj Mahal.
Why Go
Akbar rebuilt the fort from 1565, and his grandson Shah Jahan added the white marble palaces. Its walls run about 2.5 km around a city of courtyards and halls.
Shah Jahan was locked up here by his own son for his last eight years. From the Musamman Burj you can see what he saw: the Taj Mahal across the Yamuna.
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