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Photos: Marcin Bialek (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Sanyam Bahga (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Status: Open all days (agra.nic.in)
Akbar's abandoned red-sandstone capital with Buland Darwaza, Jama Masjid and palaces; 36-40 km from Agra.
UNESCO-listed Mughal city, Akbar's capital for about 14 years. The 54 m Buland Darwaza, Jama Masjid, Salim Chishti's tomb, Panch Mahal, Diwan-i-Khas and Jodha Bai's palace are the main buildings.
Tips
- Battery buses run from the parking to the gate
- Dargah open later than the monument
Around it
Within 1 km of Fatehpur Sikri.
Sights and heritage Shopping Getting there
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Jodha Bai Mahal
residential palace in Fatehpur Sikri, India
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Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri
16th-century mosque in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Tomb of Salim Chishti
Tomb in Fatehpur Sikri.
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Astrologer's seat
Viewpoint in Fatehpur Sikri.
Kinari Bazaar
Market in Fatehpur Sikri.
Elephant tomb view
Viewpoint in Fatehpur Sikri.
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