Kendra1949 Aug 13, 2012 8:12pm

Great fort , It was mentioned for the first time in 1080 AD

indianrocker Oct 26, 2011 10:13pm

[S][B]i love this place[/S][/B]

indianrocker Oct 26, 2011 10:13pm

[S][B]i love this place[/S][/B]

abinandan27 May 7, 2010 8:04am

all should visit this place...:D

natasha19 Feb 5, 2010 8:26pm

Excellent job!!!fav+1

Eremit Apr 14, 2009 7:15am

At Tej (Guest): Thank you for the insightful documentary.

Tej Apr 13, 2009 9:28am

agra Fort india This was originally a brick fort and the Sikarwar Rajputs held it. It was mentioned for the first time in 1080 AD when a Ghaznavide force captured it. Sikandar Lodi (1487-1517) was the first Sultan of Delhi who shifted to Agra and lived in the fort. He governed the country from here and Agra assumed the importance of the 2nd capital. He died in the fort in 1517 and his son, Ibrahim Lodi, held it for nine years until he was defeated and killed at Panipat in 1526. Several palaces, wells and a mosque were built by him in the fort during his period.

After Panipat, Mughals captured the fort and a vast treasure - which included a diamond that was later named as the Koh-i-Nor diamond - was seized. Babur stayed in the fort in the palace of Ibrahim. He built a baoli (step well) in it. Humayun was crowned here in 1530. Humayun was defeated in Bilgram in 1530. Sher Shah held the fort for five years. The Mughals defeated the Afghans finally at Panipat in 1556.

Realizing the importance of its central situation, Akbar decided to make it his capital and arrived in Agra in 1558. His historian, Abdul Fazal, recorded that this was a brick fort known as 'Badalgarh' . It was in a ruined condition and Akbar had it rebuilt with red sandstone. Architects laid the foundation and it was built with bricks in the inner core with sandstone on external surfaces. Some 1,444,000 builders worked on it for eight years, completing it in 1573.

It was only during the reign of Akbar's grandson, Shah Jahan, that the site finally took on its current state. The legend is that Shah Jahan built the beautiful Taj Mahal for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Unlike his grandfather, Shah Jahan tended to have buildings made from white marble, often inlaid with gold or semi-precious gems. He destroyed some of the earlier buildings inside the fort in order to make his own.

At the end of his life, Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son, Aurangzeb, in the fort, a punishment which might not seem so harsh, considering the luxury of the fort. It is rumored that Shah Jahan died in Muasamman Burj, a tower with a marble balcony with an excellent view of the Taj Mahal.

This was also a site of one of the battles during the Indian rebellion of 1857, which caused the end of the British East India Company's rule in India, and led to a century of direct rule of India by Britain.

Dea Mar 2, 2009 2:03pm

Crvena boja daje posebnu car mestu, a maglovitos pruzha dozu misticnosti.

Prosperity88 Feb 25, 2009 7:55pm

Love it. Good Job!

cycling.4.csc Feb 17, 2009 8:07pm

THAT LOOKS A NICE DAY THERE

slobodan Feb 6, 2009 2:12am

The red sunset blends in perfectly with this building's style, this one has spirit.