Agra Fort is located on the right bank of the Yamuna river in the city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the most important and boldly built stronghold of the Mughals, embellished with number of richly decorated buildings encompassing the imposing Mughal style of art and architecture. It was constructed by the third Mughal emperor Akbar on the remains of an ancient site known as Badalgarh. The fort, semi-circular on plan, its surrounded by a 21.4 m high fortification wall. Double ramparts have been provided here with broad massive circular bastions at regular intervals. There are four gates on its four sides, one of the gates was called “khizri-gate” (the water gate) which opens to the river front, where ghats (quays) were provided .The fort has survived through the onslaught of time, nature and men. The fort spreads over an area of about 94 acres of land. At present, there exist more than two dozens of monuments in the Fort. When I visited this fort with my family i was very young but I still remember the vibrant red sandstone this fort is made of and the Mughal architecture is just fascinating. Such art is very rare in today's society.
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