Walking up to the fort, the weather is very hot - around 36c.
Admission fees.
There is big bathe tub for the queen to clean herself....
Steps to go down the bathe tub.
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Showing posts with label India - Agra. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Agra Fort - UNESCO World Heritage site
Agra - After lunch, we went to Agra Fort and it's a UNESCO World Heritage site. Mughals Emperor made this Fort their home.
Walking up to the fort, the weather is very hot - around 36c.
Admission fees.
There is big bathe tub for the queen to clean herself....
Steps to go down the bathe tub.
Walking up to the fort, the weather is very hot - around 36c.
Admission fees.
There is big bathe tub for the queen to clean herself....
Steps to go down the bathe tub.
Taj Mahal - UNESCO World Heritage site
Agra - By the time we reach Taj Mahal, it was already 11am - it took us more than 5hrs to reach here. This place of interest is the must see for many visitors to India and it was crowded. There is a entry price discrimination for foreigners paying Rp750 (S$ 18) whilst locals pay Rp20 only.
Taj Mahal is located in the city of Agra and approximately 204 km south of New Dehli. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The building is really beautiful and was built by the Mughal Emperor - Shah Jahan in memory of his Third Wife.
It took 20,000 men 20 years to complete this white marble mausoleum. It was completed in 1653 - as such there are 16 gardens and 53 fountains to be found on the grounds of Taj Mahal.
The entrance to the Taj Mahal - the Western gate entrance.
I am touching the top of the Taj Mahal....
Looking through one of the marble lattice to peep at the Mosque.
The whole Taj Mahal is symetically in design - the left wall is the same in design as the right wall.
This is an optical illusion. The marble with the design has actual flat surfaces but when you look up from a distance this is what it appears.
Taj Mahal is located in the city of Agra and approximately 204 km south of New Dehli. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The building is really beautiful and was built by the Mughal Emperor - Shah Jahan in memory of his Third Wife.
It took 20,000 men 20 years to complete this white marble mausoleum. It was completed in 1653 - as such there are 16 gardens and 53 fountains to be found on the grounds of Taj Mahal.
The entrance to the Taj Mahal - the Western gate entrance.
I am touching the top of the Taj Mahal....
Looking through one of the marble lattice to peep at the Mosque.
The whole Taj Mahal is symetically in design - the left wall is the same in design as the right wall.
This is an optical illusion. The marble with the design has actual flat surfaces but when you look up from a distance this is what it appears.
Sikandra - Tomb of Akbar the Great
New Dehli - Woke up @ 4am to prepare for the driver to pick me up for the journey to Taj Mahal. He was on time and we set off @ 5.10am. The driving conditions and traffic on the highway is bad - there were many trucks speeding and weaving from one lane to the other to avoid the many road hoggers. This was one of the many accidents we witness along the way.
Notice the badly damaged compartment of the driver. Locals were pulling the metal to rescue the trapped driver within the damaged compartment.
We finally reached Sikandra - Tomb of Akbar the Great., the third Mughal Emperor.
The South Gate is the largest with the 4 white marbles towers.
That's me in front of Sikandra.
Locals pay Rp10 and foreigners pay Rp110.
Our Entrance tickets.
The entrance to the tomb. Sitting in front are the many con men which prey on foreigners - if you take off your shoes it free but these men insist we wear shoe protectors of which we paid Rp100 for both Lesley and I. Then came the guide that followed us around and later asked for tips - Rp50.
The Tomb of Akbar the Great.....
Notice the badly damaged compartment of the driver. Locals were pulling the metal to rescue the trapped driver within the damaged compartment.
We finally reached Sikandra - Tomb of Akbar the Great., the third Mughal Emperor.
The South Gate is the largest with the 4 white marbles towers.
That's me in front of Sikandra.
Locals pay Rp10 and foreigners pay Rp110.
Our Entrance tickets.
The entrance to the tomb. Sitting in front are the many con men which prey on foreigners - if you take off your shoes it free but these men insist we wear shoe protectors of which we paid Rp100 for both Lesley and I. Then came the guide that followed us around and later asked for tips - Rp50.
The Tomb of Akbar the Great.....
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