The Agra Fort

This folks is the Agra Fort.  It is hard to imagine the size of this thing.  Best thing I can say is, it is huge.  The Agra fort was restored and expaned shortly after the Taj Mahal by Shah Jahan also the builder of the Taj Mahal.  It is said that Shah Jahan's son Akbar revolted against his father and assumed the throne.  There are other stories that are more probable that said Shah Jahan so neglected his duties that his son for forced to replace him.   Shah Jahan then relatiated against his son and was captured alive.  Subsequently Akbar imprisoned his father in the Red Fort aka Agra Fort. 

Because Akbar loved his father he had built a palace that had a great view of the Taj Mahal as you can see in the picture here.  Shah Jahan is buried in the Taj Mahal next to his wife.   It is said that Shah Jahan died in the balconey pictured below still morning the loss of his wife.

Here are a couple of courtyards within the Red Fort.  Just to give you an estimate of how big this thing is.  The court yards are about 60 to 70 yards long.  Now that is not a foofball field unless you are playing arena ball.  There are a total of 7 palaces contained within the fort itself.  Each one had it own monaric living there.  Again like the Taj Mahal, if you are not of Indian decent prepare to be discriminated against and open the wallet they know you did not come all the way to turn around and go home.

Lastly here is some of the art work at the Fort.  Here you will find in the mosque a type of painting/sculpture.  I believe it is a type of fresca painting that uses plaster to create the desige.  It is remarkable, the craftsmanship represented in the fort.