THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Agra

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Agra

• Taj Mahal — The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himse
• Agra Fort — The Agra Fort is a historical Mughal fort in the city of Agra, also known as Agra's Red Fort. Mughal emperor Humayun was crowned at this fort in 1530. It was later renovated by the Mughal emperor Akbar from 1565 and the present-day structure was completed in 1573. It served as t
• Fatehpur Sikri — Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Agra district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly cons
• Itmad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) — Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Often described as a "jewel box", sometimes called the Bacha Taj or the Baby Taj, the tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a model for the Taj Mahal.
• Mehtab Bagh — is a charbagh complex in Agra, North India. It lies north of the Taj Mahal complex and the Agra Fort on the opposite side of the Yamuna River, in the flood plains. The garden complex, square in shape, measures about 300 by 300 metres and is perfectly aligned with the
• Sikandra (Akbar's Tomb) — Akbar's tomb is the mausoleum of the third and greatest Mughal emperor Akbar. The tomb was built in 1605–1613 by his son, Jahangir and is situated on 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The buildings are constructed mainly from a deep red san
• Jama Masjid — The Masjid-i-Jehan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid, in Old Delhi area of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. Its builder was the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, between 1644 and 1656, and it was inaugurated by its first Imam, Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari. Situate
• Kinari Bazaar — A bustling old-city market known for marble inlay work, handicrafts, jewelry, leather goods, and spices. A vibrant slice of Mughal-era commercial life.
• Mughal Heritage Walk — A 1km community-based walking trail along the Yamuna River connecting rural villages to the Taj Mahal, offering local crafts and riverside views.
• Chini Ka Rauza — is a funerary monument, rauza in Agra, India, containing the tomb of Afzal Khan Shirazi, a scholar and poet who was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The tomb was built in 1635. The Chini Ka Rauza is situated just 1 kilometre north of Itmad-Ud-Daul
• Shaheed Smarak — The Martyrs' Memorial, also known as Shaheed Smarak, is a life-size statue of seven young men who died in the Quit India movement, to hoist the national flag on the (now) Secretariat building. The foundation stone of Martyr's Memorial was laid on 15 August 1947, by the governor o
• Chausath Khamba — , also spelled Chaunsath Khamba, is a tomb built during 1623–24. It is located in Nizamuddin precincts of Sufi Muslim shrines and tombs in New Delhi, India. The name means "64 pillars" in Urdu and Hindi. It was built by Mirza Aziz Koka, son of Ataga Khan, as a maus
• Darwaza-i-Rauza — The Lal Darwaza Mosque, also known as the Red Portal Mosque and the Ruby Gate Mosque, is a mosque located in Jaunpur, in the Jaunpur district of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Completed in 1447 CE by Queen Rajye Bibi, the mosque is dedicated to Sayyid Ali Dawood Kutubbudin, a