Sikandra
Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, is known for the tomb of Akbar the Great.
View from the entrance
This outstanding sandstone and marble tomb commemorates the greatest of the Mughal emperors. The huge courtyard is entered through a stunning gateway. It has three-storey minarets at each corner and is built of red sandstone strikingly inlaid with white-marble geometric patterns. The mausoleum is at sikandra, 10Km NW of Agra Fort. Construction of this aesthetic monument was planned and started by Akbar himself. But Akbar died before his mausoleum could be completed and his son Jahangir completed it.
Intricate work inside the Mausoleum
It was built between 1605 and 1613.
Intricate work inside the Mausoleum
Lord Curzon commissioned skilled workers to design a beautiful brass lamp fashioned after a model which hung in a Cairo mosque.
Lord Cuzon’s lamp
The custodian, makes ‘Allah O Akbaaarrrr’ echo around the chamber. It’s quite an experience to hear it echo.
Akbar’s Tomb
Inside the mausoleum
The walls are designed to carry sounds through the chambers.
Savi at the ‘Phone Booth’
Internal Corridors
The mausoleum is surrounded by a beautiful garden, providing a tranquil ambience to the last abode of this great ruler. The British had introduced a few antelopes into this enclosure. This herd has thrived in this enclosure and now there are probably about 50-60 of them along with a few peacocks.
Antelopes
Antelope
Antelopes
Squirrel
Antelopes
Delhi to Agra by Road
Distance between Delhi and Agra: 130 Miles / 210 Kms
Time taken : 2 to 3 hours
Delhi to Agra Trains
Morning:
- 12002 Bhopal Shatabdi
- 2280 Taj Express Superfast
Afternoon:
- 2279 Taj Express
- 12001 NDLS Shatabdi
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