Agra
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Jackie Lallier wrote: "We were on the bus at 6:30 AM heading to the "Crown of Palaces" - the Taj Mahal mausoleum built by Shah Jahan from 1631 to 1653 and 20,000 workers to construct on the bank ofthe Yamuna River. The mosque has 3 entrances & we entered the East Gate. This is the most symmetrical building in the world and was on built on 80 "soak pits". The minarets were built to detract lightening and the stones are "tongue & groove" to protect against earth quakes. The white marble is inlaid with many, many semi-precious stones in perfect symmetry supposedly with a special "family" formula of glue. There is hardly no way to describe this beautiful edifice.
At noon we went to the Red Fort of Agra built by the Lodis. Akbar rebuilt it in sandstone in the 16th & 17th centuries and ziggzagged the gates so that the elephants couldn't attack very easily. There were 25,000 people living here - royalty, guards, harem, etc. but the Arabs brought horses. Elephant fights were held between wild and tame animals. We returned to our Jaypee Palace Hotel in Agra at 2:30 and had a lovely dinner - it is a good example of Mogul architecture. "
Jackie Lallier wrote: "We were on the bus at 6:30 AM heading to the "Crown of Palaces" - the Taj Mahal mausoleum built by Shah Jahan from 1631 to 1653 and 20,000 workers to construct on the bank ofthe Yamuna River. The mosque has 3 entrances & we entered the East Gate. This is the most symmetrical building in the world and was on built on 80 "soak pits". The minarets were built to detract lightening and the stones are "tongue & groove" to protect against earth quakes. The white marble is inlaid with many, many semi-precious stones in perfect symmetry supposedly with a special "family" formula of glue. There is hardly no way to describe this beautiful edifice.
At noon we went to the Red Fort of Agra built by the Lodis. Akbar rebuilt it in sandstone in the 16th & 17th centuries and ziggzagged the gates so that the elephants couldn't attack very easily. There were 25,000 people living here - royalty, guards, harem, etc. but the Arabs brought horses. Elephant fights were held between wild and tame animals. We returned to our Jaypee Palace Hotel in Agra at 2:30 and had a lovely dinner - it is a good example of Mogul architecture. "
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