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Shopping in AgraThe magnificent city of Agra not only offers architectural delights but is also reputed as a shopper's paradise. The city has a number of markets and shopping malls that offers the best of handcrafted item specially the replicas of Taj Mahal that match in every detail of the real building. Agra also offers a variety of leather items including footwear, purses, bags, and decorative items. You can also shop for sandal and rose wood items, brass and stone decorative, embroidered rugs, stone inlay work and floor carvings in the local Handicraft Emporium.There are many shopping area across the city but the major areas include Taj Mahal complex Kinari Bazaar Raja Mandi Sadar Bazaar How to Getting AgraHow to Reach Agra by Air: Agra Airport is located just 7kms away from the centre of the city. There are daily flights from Delhi to Agra and that too as short as for 40 minutes. Apart from Delhi there are flights to Agra from places like Varanasi and Khajuraho.How to Reach Agra by Rail : Agra has an excellent Train Service, the best way to go there is through Shatabdi Express train or the luxurious Palace on Wheels. The Railway Station of Agra is named Agra Cantonment Station. How to Reach Agra by Road : Agra is easily accessible from Delhi by bus or car in just 4hrs, its just 204kms away from Delhi.
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Agra
The symbol of eternal love, the Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal
Emperor Shah Jehan in memory of his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal, who
died at a young age of 38 while giving birth to their 14th child.
Situated on the bank of Yamuna River, the Taj Mahal represents a fine
blend of Mughal, Persian, Central Asian, and Islamic architecture.
The most impressive and remarkable features of the Taj Mahal are its
four tall minarets (162.5 feet high) at four corners of the structure,
the black and white chessboard marble floor and the majestic dome
(213 feet high and 58 feet in diameter) in the middle. The Taj Mahal
is one of the most visited and most photographed monuments in the
world.
This
beautiful Fort made of Red Sandstone was built by Akbar during 1565
and 1574. The mighty wall runs for about 2 ½ kms around the
perimeter of the Fort. Shah Jahan was imprisoned here by his son Aurangzeb
and spent his last years in this Fort. Agra Fort is situated at less
than 2 kms distance from Taj Mahal. After entering the Fort there
are many places to see such as Diwan -i- Am and Diwan -i- Khas, Shish
Mahal and Khas Mahal. 
A
royal city perfectly preserved, Fatehpur Sikri provides a marvellous
escape into the past . Akbar embarked on the construction of a new
capital here when a prophecy of the birth of a male royal heir, by
the Sufi saint Salim Chisti of Sikri, came true.
To
the north of the fort and across the river yamuna are several fine
examples of mughal architecture. The itmad -ud -daula was build by
the empress Noor Jehan as a memorial to her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg,
is beautifully ornamented with pietra dura inlay and lattice work
marble screens.
Sikandra
Fort : 
Built by Jahan Ara Begum -- the favorite daughter of Shah Jahan who
was also imprisoned with him -- in 1648, the mosque has a unique shaped
dome with no minarets. 
started
by Akbar himself . This structure has a perfect blending of Hindu,
Christian , Islamic, Buddhist, Jain motifs. 
A
high official in the court of Shahjahan, Afzal Khan, built this edifice.
The architecture of this building s reminiscent of the Persian architecture.
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