Agra
Mughal tomb city
Agra is a city in northern India, located on the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh.
It is best known as the site of the Taj Mahal, the white marble mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife.
The city was once the capital of the Mughal Empire and contains several other significant monuments from that era.
Marble mausoleum in Agra
- Red FortMughal-era Delhi fortress
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- minaretsMosque tower structures
cenotaph · inlay · dome · Shah Jahan · sandstone
South Asian Islamic imperium
- AkbarMughal dynasty leader
- capital cityPrimary governmental center
- empireDomain under unified control
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
Shah Jahan · conquest · medieval · sultanate · British Raj
Cultural arm of UN
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- sunrise viewScene of morning light
- tour guideProfessional who leads sightseers
rickshaw · souvenir · photography · visitor · golden triangle · hotel · handicrafts · heritage walk
Pan-fried unleavened flatbread
Subcontinent's northern territory
- national highwayFederally maintained major road
- railway junctionPoint where tracks connect
- cantonmentPermanent military station
Taj Mahal
Marble mausoleum in Agra
Mughal Empire
South Asian Islamic imperium
- AkbarMughal dynasty leader
- capital cityPrimary governmental center
- empireDomain under unified control
Shah Jahan · dynasty · conquest · medieval · sultanate · British Raj
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- sunrise viewScene of morning light
tour guide · rickshaw · souvenir · photography · visitor · golden triangle · hotel · handicrafts · heritage walk
paratha
Pan-fried unleavened flatbread
North India
Subcontinent's northern territory
- national highwayFederally maintained major road
- railway junctionPoint where tracks connect
- cantonmentPermanent military station
- Indian Heritage Sites
- South AsiaIndia, Indian states, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hindustan
- Ancient CapitalsConstantinople, Babylon, Persepolis, Thebes, Memphis
- British IndiaBritish Raj, East India Company, viceroy, Raj, governor-general
- Indian CitiesMumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata
- Gunpowder EmpiresOttoman Empire, Mughal Empire, Mughals, Safavid Empire, janissaries
AgraNew Delhi
India's governmental center
Delhi · national capital · seat of government · capital city · Lucknow
- agrarian landscapeFarming-dominated countryside view
- agrarian societyCulture organized around farming
- agrarian socialismCollective ownership of farmland
- agrarian rootsAgricultural ancestry or background
- agrarian lifeFarm-based rural existence
- agrarian reformRedistributing agricultural land ownership