Agra Fort was built on an earlier castle site in AD 1565-75, apart from other important units the massive fortress contains 'Jahangiri Mahal', 'Khass Mahal', 'Diwan-i-Khass', 'Diwan-i-Am', 'Machchhi Bhawan' and the breathtaking Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque. Many extant buildings were erected later on by Shah Jahan (AD 1630-55).

Irregularly triangular on plan, Agra Fort is enclosed by a double battlemented 70-foot high wall of red sandstone, which is about 2-km in perimeter and interrupted by graceful curves and lofty bastions. Of its four gates, the most impressive is the Delhi Gate on the west.

(full image) The Agra Fort	(full image) The agra fort
(full image) Doorway into the fort	(full image) Walking into the fort
(full image) Entering the fort	(full image) Inside the fort
(full image) The fort courtyard	(full image) Buildings within the fort
(full image) The Taj in the distance	(full image) Inside the fort