We left the Hotel premises fairly early, so as to visit the Agra Fort before heading to New Delhi.
Having been first mentioned in 1080 AD this brick fort held by the Hindu Sikarwar Rajputs was captured by the Mughals in 1526.
According to historians Akbar had it rebuilt because of its ruined condition following unending defeats. More than 1.444.000 are said to have worked on it for eight years, having completed it in 1573. During the reign of Akbar's grandson, Shah Jahan the site took its current state, once unlike his grandfather Shah Jahan tended to prefer white marble buildings (clearly visible in the Taj Mahal which he had built for his favourite his wife Mumtaz Mahal) inlaid with gold or semi-precious gems.
The for was the site of the Indian rebellion of 1857, which caused the end of the British East India Company's rule in India.
Jahangari Mahal
A fairy-like view of Taj Mahal as looked out over the river Yamuna.
I don't exactly know why but I wasn't as attentive as I would normally be feeling that it might possibly connected to the fact that the trip would soon be over and with it the going home ...
The moment the visit was finished we took a rather long drive to New Delhi where a folk night dinner would be the closing event of this "adventure" in India prior to boarding the flight back to Lisbon via Paris with a stopover at Frankfurt.
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