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    The Agra Fort was built in 1573 by the Mughal Emperor Akbar as his main residence. It took over 8,000 workers 8 years to construct using red sandstone and marble. The massive fort covers an area of 380,000 square meters and has double walls that are 2 km in perimeter. It housed the emperors of the Mughal dynasty until the capital was moved to Delhi in 1638. The fort contains several palaces like the Jahangiri and Khas Mahal and architectural landmarks like the Delhi Gate and Diwan-i-Khas hall.

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    The Agra Fort was built in 1573 by the Mughal Emperor Akbar as his main residence. It took over 8,000 workers 8 years to construct using red sandstone and marble. The massive fort covers an area of 380,000 square meters and has double walls that are 2 km in perimeter. It housed the emperors of the Mughal dynasty until the capital was moved to Delhi in 1638. The fort contains several palaces like the Jahangiri and Khas Mahal and architectural landmarks like the Delhi Gate and Diwan-i-Khas hall.

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    The Agra Fort was built in 1573 by the Mughal Emperor Akbar as his main residence. It took over 8,000 workers 8 years to construct using red sandstone and marble. The massive fort covers an area of 380,000 square meters and has double walls that are 2 km in perimeter. It housed the emperors of the Mughal dynasty until the capital was moved to Delhi in 1638. The fort contains several palaces like the Jahangiri and Khas Mahal and architectural landmarks like the Delhi Gate and Diwan-i-Khas hall.

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    The Agra

    Fort
    Presentation by: Bidhi Shrestha
    Brief introduction
    ● Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh
    ● Built By: Akbar
    ● Built in the Year: 1573
    ● Purpose: Main residence of the Mughals
    ● Area: 380,000 square meter
    ● Building material : red sandstones and
    marble
    ● Architectural style: mughal
    History
    ● Agra fort was built in the year 1573 under the reign of Akbar- one of the
    greatest mughal emperors.
    ● It took more than 4000 workers and 8 years of hardship to complete the fort.
    ● Main residence of the emperors of the mughal dynasty until 1638 when the
    capital was shifted from agra to delhi.
    ● Contains many magnificent palaces such as Jahangir Palace, Khas mahal-
    built by Shahjahan. Audience halls such as: Diwan i khas and 2 mosques.
    Building Materials
    1. Red Sand Stones
    2. Marbles
    3. Foundation of bricks
    ● Built in an irregular semi-circle shape
    ● surrounded by a double wall of red
    sandstone
    ● Broad deep moat surrounding the fort
    ● The wall extends to 2 km in perimeter,
    70 ft high
    ● Fort stretches to 2.5 km
    ● Double ramparts have massive circular bastions at intervals, with
    battlements, embrasures, machicolations and string courses.
    ● The base of the fort faces the bank of the river Yamuna
    ● Fortified on 3 sides and yamuna river on one side
    ● It is said that the fort once housed five hundred beautiful looking
    buildings.
    ● Fine examples of the Mughal architecture within the fort are the
    Delhi Gate, Amar Singh Gate and the Bengali Mahal.
    Moat surrounding Agra fort
    Architectural traits

    ● Jehangiri mahal and akbari mahal


    ( ruined) : curved and bent cornices
    and sloped roofs as its architectural
    traits.
    ● After shahJahan : double dome, the
    recessed archway inside a
    rectangular fronton, and parklike
    surroundings.
    Gates in Agra
    Fort
    1. Amar Singh Gate : open for public
    2. Delhi Gate ( west ): For Indian Army ( main
    entrance to the fort )
    3. Jal Darwazah or Water Gate: Closed
    4. North gate : Closed
    The entrances were built in such a manner that
    the invaders found it difficult to enter the fort Delhi Gate, Agra Fort

    even with the help of war elephants.re is also an


    inner gateway known as the Elephant Gate.
    Sheesh Mahal Jahangiri Mahal Khas Mahal

    Muthammum Burj Mothi Masjid Diwan-i-khas


    Amar Singh Gate Delhi Gate Machhi Bhawan

    Nagina Masjid Diwan-i-am Babur’s Baoli


    Jahangir Mahal
    the red sandstone palace built for
    Jahangir by his father Akbar
    Shish Mahal
    a mirror palace built by Shah
    Jahan that features tiny glass-
    mosaic decorations.
    Khas Mahal
    A white palace built by Shah
    Jahan featuring floral etchings
    and Jaali-styled windows. The
    palace is positioned such that it
    gives you a distance view of the
    Taj Mahal.
    Diwan-i-khas
    The hall of private audience with
    tall arched doorways made of
    white marble. The renowned
    Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan
    with the famous Kohinoor
    diamond used to be kept here
    before it was shifted to Delhi.
    Musamman Burj
    an octagonal building with a clear
    view of the Taj Mahal. This is the
    place where Aurangzeb
    imprisoned his father, Shah Jahan,
    who spent 8 years of his life
    watching his wife’s memorial
    from a distance.
    Macchi Bhavan
    a large terrace with hallways that
    connect to various chambers of
    the fort
    ● These structures not only represent Mughal architecture, but are also fine
    examples of Akbari architecture which is also known as Indo-Islamic
    architecture.
    ● the Delhi Gate considered as the most prominent for its workmanship and
    architectural design.
    ● It is said that the royal rooms of the fort were built in such a way that
    they would remain cool even during the summer. The legend has it that
    the walls were made hollow and then filled with water from the river, so
    that they would remain cool.
    ● Red sandstone was brought all the way from Rajasthan and that was laid on the
    external surfaces.The entire fort was built with the red sandstones.
    ● 1,000 elephants were used to transport the building materials to Agra.
    ● This appearance of the fort underwent a major change during the reign of Shah
    Jahan; Use of white Marbles
    ● Destruction of many structures within the fort, only to rebuild them using white
    marble.
    Delhi Gate
    ThankYou

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