Red Fort, Agra

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The Taj Mahal is not the only beautiful thing in Agra, there's also the Red Fort. It was begun by Akbar between 1565 and 1573. It is situated on the west bank of the Jumna River, about 2km upstream from the Taj Mahal. Akbar built the fort of sandstone; his grandson Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal, constructed palaces of white marble within the fort itself. Shah Jahan was imprisoned in Agra Fort following the coup of his son, Aurangzeb, and died here in 1657.

Here are a few photos

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Photos

Red Fort, Agra
This part is made from the same white marble as the Taj Mahal.

A pastoral scene
At last away from the city (Agra is a big, busy place). This is somewhere between Agra and our next destination, the Holy City of Varanasi. The train had stopped, again, and this was the view.

Denise 'praying'
This is the women's mosque which was where the harem was in the fort.

Gerry in 'Women's Mosque'
It's no longer a women's mosque. Spot that white marble again.

Big belly!
You can just about see the Taj Mahal over my big belly! By the end of the year I will be slimmer.