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Shah Jahan lived the longest in Agra and he extensively rebuilt the citadel, tearing down most of Akbar’s sandstone buildings to erect his own marble palaces. The Shah Burj from the 17th century is the largest bastion of the Agra Fort on the riverside, facing the East. It was originally built of red sandstone by Akbar who used it for jharokha darshan, the routine contact that he kept with the people through this window. It was also a place for worshipping the sun at sunrise. In a 1620 painting, Lahore Architecture, Taj Mahal Interior, Sandstone Building, Rajasthan Architecture, Indian Embassy, Sheesh Mahal, Heritage Architecture, Shah Jahan, Red Sandstone

Shah Jahan lived the longest in Agra and he extensively rebuilt the citadel, tearing down most of Akbar’s sandstone buildings to erect his own marble palaces. The Shah Burj from the 17th century is the largest bastion of the Agra Fort on the riverside, facing the East. It was originally built of red sandstone by Akbar who used it for jharokha darshan, the routine contact that he kept with the people through this window. It was also a place for worshipping the sun at sunrise. In a 1620…

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Agra Fort 16th - 17th century Jahangir Palace The red fort of Agra is an immense, city-like expanse of military fortifications, mosques, palaces and courtyard gardens, surrounded by a massive red sandstone wall. The courtyards create a labyrinth of spaces, some almost abstract and reminiscent of De Chiricos city-visions.

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