| fatehpur sikri jpg[300×229] pilgrimage to visit the Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chisti To commemorate this event he decided to name his son Salim later known as Jahangir and to build a perfect city to honour the Saint Fatehpur Sikri was built to symbolize the power of Akbar s empire to represent the meaning of Allah s message to mankind and to display the wonders of the Islamic faith Completed in 1578 Publishing origin | |
| sikri jpg[440×511] Fatehpur Sikri Publishing origin | |
| fatehpur sikri jpg[244×181] At a stone throw away from the city of the Taj Mahal is the fantabulous city of Fatehpur Sikri The short distance of forty kilometers from Agra makes it the first choice from the tourists Publishing origin | |
| in 2747 7147757f jpg[650×433] Fatehpur Sikri Publishing origin | |
| AGR Fatehpur Sikri ghost c[963×640] AGR Fatehpur Sikri ghost city archways surround the big courtyard after the main entrance Buland Darwaza or Victory Gate 3008x2000 jpg Publishing origin | |
| AGR Fatehpur Sikri ghost c[963×640] AGR Fatehpur Sikri ghost city carved stone column in the Diwan i Khas or Hall of Private Audiences 3008x2000 jpg Publishing origin | |
| AGR Fatehpur Sikri ghost c[963×640] AGR Fatehpur Sikri ghost city Diwan i Khas or Hall of Private Audiences known as the Jewel House 3008x2000 jpg Publishing origin | |
| fatehpur sikri tour jpg[199×142] Excursions of Agra Fatehpur Sikri A royal city perfectly preserved Fatehpur Sikri provides a marvellous escape into the past Akbar embarked on the construction of a new capital here when a prophecy of the birth Publishing origin | |
| fatehpur sikri jpg[190×125] Fatehpur Sikri Fatehpur Sikri is an epic in red sandstone A city of yeasteryear today lost in the mists of time Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar during 1564 A D Mughal Publishing origin | |
| fatehpur sikri jpg[157×122] Places To See Agra Fatehpur Sikri Agra Unfortunately I ve not visited Fatehpur Sikri a ghost city 37 km from Agra simply because I didn t know it existed I would encourage any future visitor of Agra to pay it a visit Publishing origin |