Fatehpur Sikri – Discover the Beauty of Mughal Dynasty
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Fatehpur city is the home of India’s some of the most attractive historical monuments and palaces. Fatehpur Sikri is located in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a place of great historical interest and visited by millions of tourists every year.
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Fatehpur city is the home of India’s some of the most attractive historical monuments and palaces. Fatehpur Sikri is located in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a place of great historical interest and visited by millions of tourists every year. Fatehpur Sikri is the absolute testimony of the golden era of Mughal kingdom. Some unbelievably stunning palaces, eye-catching monuments and other buildings are the main attractions of Fatehpur Sikri, which attracts millions of tourists every year. The third Mughal Emperor Akbar built this place in 16th century as an appreciation of the work of a saint Sufi Sheikh Salim Chishti, who predicted Emperor Akbar’s three sons.
Fatehpur Sikri is now a world heritage site under UNESCO. Fatehpur Sikri was called Fatehabad earlier. Different cultures and traditions have blended here in Fatehpur Sikri very wonderfully. Especially you will notice this fusion of cultures and tradition in the architectures and making of the royal buildings and monuments. The mixture of Jain and Hindu cultures are seen on the architectures of some of the buildings. Islamic, Persian and Indian style of architectural fusion is available in the royal buildings, fortifications and monuments of Fatehpur Sikri. An interesting fact about Fatehpur city is the first city, which was built in a planned way in the Mughal era. Therefore, this city has some important part of histories and offers one of the most relaxing and educative India Trip to any person from anywhere in the world.
Some of the most famous monuments, palaces and buildings that attract tourist in so many numbers are Jodha Bai’s Palace, Pach Mahal, Bulad Darwaza, Diwan-i-am, Diwa-i-khas, Pachasi court, Salim Chishti’s tomb, Anup talao, Birbal’s place and Naqqar Khaa are the main and famous tourist attractions of Fatehpur Sikri.
Fatehpur Sikri was built by red sandstone and often called as the city of red sandstone. First, The Buland Darwaza is a great door, which was built in 1602 by Emperor Akbar. Akbar made this gate after the victory over Gujarat. The 54 meter Buland Darwaza is often called as the highest doorway of the world.
The magnificent tomb of Panch Mahal is another favorite place for tourist to get around. It is located on the courtyard of a mosque called Jama Masjid.The five story palace ‘Panch Mahal’ is another tourist attraction of Fatehpur Sikri. Other famous tourist attractions are Jodha bai’s palace, diwan-i-khas, diwan-i-am etcetera.
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