Friday 7 January 2011

Northern India: Uttar Pradesh

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UTTAR PRADESH

Sikandra

Akbar himself picked this location for the construction of his tomb. He died before it was completed, but his son, Jahangir, completed the building. The mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar was built from 1605-1613, before the Taj Mahal.


Each side of the wall has it's own gate - this is the south entrance. Notice the four white marble minarets. There are also

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