Most of the time, when we visit a shrine, we only see the world-famous Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal, revered as a monument of love all over the world, is located on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra. Today we are going to tell you about some other beautiful places in Agra that must be visited. The city of Agra becomes a beautiful city in this way because that city was once the capital of the Mughal Empire.
1. Mehtab Bagh
This beautiful garden is located in the area between the Taj Mahal complex and Agra Fort in Agra city. The meaning of the name of this park is Moonlight Garden. One side of this square-shaped garden is about 300 meters long. Built by Emperor Babur, this garden was planned to be used by the later King Shah Jahan as a vantage point for viewing the Taj Mahal.
2. Agra Fort
As a center of power of the Mughal Empire, Agra Fort is the place that dominated the whole of India. Although this fort fell into the hands of the opponents of the Mughal Empire on many occasions, the Mughals managed to recapture it. Various Mughal emperors who ascended the throne worked to improve the security of this fort and various designs were also made in the fort.
3. Moti Masjid
The name used for this masjid means Pearl Masjid, which was designed by King Shah Jahan himself, who designed the Taj Mahal. In his first royal year, i.e. 1627, the work started here and it was completed in 1638. It is said that marble from old buildings in Agra was also used for this design.
4. Jahangir Mahal
Located in Agra, this beautiful Anunna Palace is believed to have been built by Emperor Akbar. He decided to build this palace as a gift to his son Jahangir. However, during the reign of Jahangir, this palace was used as the residence of one of his queens.
5. Itimad Ud Daulah
This building is considered as a small Taj Mahal. There are many buildings and parks around it. This design was made to cover the tomb of Mirza Beh, the father of Nujahan, the chief queen of Emperor Shah Jahan. It is considered to be one of the first buildings to use marble instead of the red bricks used in early Mughal architecture.
6. Chini Ka Rauza
This building is also designed to cover a tomb. It was on behalf of Afzal Khan who was the Chief Minister of King Shah Jahan. He was also respected as a brilliant poet of that time. Scholars disagree about the architecture of the building, with some suggesting that it is related to Persian architecture.
7. Guru Ka Tal
Located in the city of Agra, this shrine, which is the most recent creation, has become a place of pilgrimage for Sikh devotees all over the world. This is considered to be the place where Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, one of the main teachers of Sikhism, surrendered to the soldiers of the Mughal Empire. He and many of his followers were later killed on the order of Aurangzeb, the then Mughal emperor. In 1970, the devotees built this building to commemorate him.
