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The UNESCO World Heritage Sites to visit in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
Delhi Agra Jaipur Tours include some of the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Most of these sites in North India are located in these three cities, making exploring them a great way to understand the history, culture and architecture of the country. Apart from these marvellous pieces of architecture, you can also enjoy the great food and amazing options for shopping as well. This article focuses on the major UNESCO World Heritage sites you can visit during the Delhi Agra Jaipur Tours.
Red Fort
Red Fort in Delhi was the seat of the country post the turn of 17th century. Shah Jahan commissioned the construction of the fort when he decided to shift the capital from Agra to Delhi, making it a key landmark in Shahjahanabad. The Red Fort got its name due to the red sandstone used in its construction, giving it the distinct colour that remains vivid even today. Nadir Shah, a foreign invader plundered the great fort in 1747. The British further demolished many parts of the fort complex post the revolt of 1857. The incredible structure was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007.
Humayun’s Tomb
Humayun’s Tomb is the resting place of the second Mughal Emperor to rule India, Humayun. The emperor’s wife, Bega Begum, commissioned the construction of tomb with the help of his son Sayyid Muhammad. As Persian architects were commissioned to build this tomb, it has distinct influences of Turkish and Persian architectural styles. The complex houses several small monuments apart from the main tomb. The site was chosen to be close to Purana Qila, which was built under the reign of Humayun, and to the Dargah of Nizamuddin, which meant a lot to the Mughals.
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar is one of the oldest monuments in Delhi, dating back to the late 12th century. It is the tallest brick minaret in the world and still stands tall and straight even after hundreds of years. Various rulers built the minaret in instalments over a long period of time. While some focused on adding more floors, others thought of beautifying and restoring the structure. It has several inscriptions written in Urdu and Arabic over its walls on the lower floors and incredible inlay work throughout.
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal, without doubt, is the most popular monument in the world as it witnesses close to 14 million visitors every year. This high volume of tourists is testament to the fact that the Taj Mahal is truly an architectural marvel. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the beautiful mausoleum in the loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, post her deathin the early 17th century. Architects, artisans, craftsmen and the raw materialswere brought in from all over Asia to build the most beautiful man-made structure. It is surely one of the greatest sights you can witness during the Delhi Agra Jaipur tour.
Agra Fort
Agra Fort is one of the most important historical monuments in North India, as Mughals and their predecessors ruled the country from this fort. It has seen multiple generations of rulers from the mid-16th century to the mid-19th century. The fort houses beautiful palaces built by the different rulers, and has some of strongest and biggest fortification walls built by a ruler. You can witness the amazing architecture, beautiful inlay works done with semi-precious stones, expansive gardens and huge halls. The fort kept changing its look with each passing ruler and thus you can witness the different tastes in architecture of emperors.
Fatehpur Sikhri
Fatehpur Sikhri can be labelled a dream project of the greatest Mughal Emperor, Akbar. The fort city served as the ruling centre of the Mughal Empire under his rule for close to 15 years before he abandoned it due to campaigns in Punjab. The incredible fort city has one of the biggest entrances any building has in the world. This entrance is known as the Bulund Darwaza. There are multiple durbar halls, temples, mosques and gardens spread across the complex, apart from the palaces for royals to stay.
Amber Fort
Amber or Amer Fort is one of the key attractions in Jaipur, as this 400-year-old structure still stands tall atop a hill. The Fort is famous for its Hindu architecture as well as for theother incredible structures you can witness in the complex. The durbar halls, the expansive courtyards, the lake, the bedrooms and the intricate stairways are a few of the many attractions present on the three levels of the fort. One can either reach the palace on foot or by taking an elephant ride while you witness the city spread on the plains below the hills. You can witness the incredible city of Jaipur from the top of the palace walls and this is truly a remarkable sight. All such features make it a great place to visit during the Delhi Agra Jaipur tours.
Observatory
The observatory located in the city of Jaipur is one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. The Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II built it during the mid-18th century due to the interest he had in studying the movement of celestial bodies for strategic warfare. The complex of Jantar Mantar in Jaipur houses 19 architectural astronomical instruments that are examples of Ptolemaic positional astronomy, which many civilisations believed in during that time. The architectural instruments gave the rulers close to accurate cues about the time of the day and movement of celestial bodies. It is a great place to visit to understand how people back then studied astronomy.
Delhi Agra Jaipur is one of the most selling tour of North India, each city is situated at a distance of 250 Kms from each other in a Triangle Shape, that is why we say it Golden Triangle Tour India that take's you all through the Golden era of Mughal's and Heroic Rajputs Clan
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