Musamman Burj
Facing the Taj.
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A massive Mughal fort of red sandstone in Agra, also called the Red Fort of Agra, rebuilt by Emperor Akbar between 1565 and 1573. It was the main residence of the Mughal emperors until Shah Jahan moved the capital to Delhi in 1638, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort is semicircular, its straight side facing the Yamuna, ringed by double walls about 2.5 km around; most of the palaces inside were added in white marble by Shah Jahan after 1628. Its highlights include the arcaded Diwan-i-Am, the Diwan-i-Khas, the Moti (Pearl) Mosque and the octagonal Musamman Burj, which looks across the river to the Taj Mahal, where Shah Jahan is said to have spent his last years confined, gazing at his wife's tomb. Foreign visitors pay ₹650, per the ASI Agra circle, and it opens daily from sunrise to sunset. It is about 2.5 km from the Taj Mahal, so the two fit easily into one day.
Facing the Taj.
Arcaded hall.
Red sandstone.
On the Yamuna, Agra
₹650 for foreign visitors, per the ASI Agra circle; it opens daily from sunrise to sunset.
