Agra Fort: The Taj Mahal's Redheaded Step-Brother

Most places that share a bank of the river with the Taj Mahal are left forgotten - unless it's the size of the Pentagon. The Red Fort or Agra Fort is massive, certainly comparable to the Amber Fort in Jaipur.

This is what it looks like from the moon.


Agra Fort was built by a series rulers - the most famous being Shah Jahan, the ruler that built the Taj Mahal.

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The Taj Mahal in the distance.

One of the many courtyards, this is where the Maharajahs met with regional ministers.

This is where the Maharajah sat when he met with his inner court. The crack on the right was apparently caused by a British cannon ball.

Once his own home, the Agra Fort would eventually become Shah Jahan's own prison where he was imprisoned by his son. If it was any consolation, from the Agra Fort windows he could watch the eerie silhouette of the his wife's tomb, the Taj Mahal, shrouded in the morning mist - actually, it's dust.