UNESCO World Heritage Site Of India, Agra Fort | Free PDF Download

 CULTURAL SITES

• Agra Fort (1983)
• Ajanta Caves (1983)
• Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar (2016)
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi(1989)
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)
• Churches and Convents of Goa(1986)
• Elephanta Caves (1987)
• Ellora Caves (1983)
• Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
• Great Living Chola Temples (1987,2004)
• Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
• Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013)
• Historic City of Ahmadabad (2017)

CULTURAL SITES

• Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi (1993)
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
• Mountain Railways of India (1999,2005,2008)
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
• Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (2014)
• Red Fort Complex (2007)
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
• Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
• Taj Mahal (1983)
• The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
• The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)
• Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai (2018) NATURAL
• Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (2014)
• Kaziranga National Park (1985)
• Keoladeo National Park (1985)
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park(1988,2005)
• Sundarbans National Park (1987)
• Western Ghats(2012)

Mixed

• Khangchendzonga National Park (2016)

HISTORY

• Agra Fort was built in the year 1573 under the reign of Akbar – one of the greatest Mughal Emperors. It took more than 4000 workers and eight years of hardship to complete the fort.
• This powerful fortress of red sandstone encompasses, within its 2.5-km-long enclosure walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises many fairy-tale palaces, such as the Jahangir Palace and the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan; audience halls, such as the Diwan-i-Khas; and two very beautiful mosques.
• It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi

HISTORY

• It was captured by Ghaznavi for some time but in 15th century A.D. the Chahman Rajputs occupied it.
• Soon after Agra assumed the status of capital when Sikandar Lodi(A.D. 1487-1517) shifted his capital from Delhi and constructed few buildings in the pre-existing Fort at Agra.
• After the first battle of Panipat (A.D. 1526) Mughals captured the fort and ruled from here. The Fort got its present look during the reign of Akbar (A.D. 1556-1605)

 HISTORY

• The fort remained with the Suris till 1555, when Humayun recaptured it. In 1638, the capital of the Mughal dynasty was moved from Agra to Delhi, causing the Agra Fort to lose its status as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.
• The fort was invaded and captured by the Maratha Empire in the early 18th century. After their catastrophic defeat at Third Battle of Panipat by Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761, Marathas remained out of the region for the next decade.

 HISTORY

• Finally Mahadji Shinde took the fort in 1785. It was lost by the Marathas to the British during the Second AngloMaratha War, in 1803.
• The fort was the site of a battle during the Indian rebellion of 1857, which caused the end of the British East India Company’s rule in India, and led to a century of direct rule of India by Britain.

ARCHITECTURE

• The fort, when viewed from above, has a semicircular shape. The base of the fort faces the bank of the river Yamuna.Four gates were provided on its four sides, one Khizri gate opening on to the river.

IMPORTANT STRUCTURES INSIDE THE AGRA FORT

• Shahjahani Mahal
• Jahangir’s Hauz
• Babur’s Baoli (step well)
• Nagina Masjid
• Diwan-I-Am (Hall of Public Audience)
• Ghaznin Gate
• Bengali Mahal
• Akbar’s Mahal
• Shish Mahal
• The Muthamman Burj

RAMPART OF THE FORT

 
 

 
 

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