Visit to Fatehpur Sikri is one of the best instances of Mughal architectural heritage of India. It is a city with a separate municipal board within the Agra district. With great many pieces of Mughal architectural traditions in their most elegant and royal artistic expression it is a must see place in your itinerary of heritage tour in Agra.
It was first built by the Sikriwal Rajput Emperor around 1500 AD and in the subsequent time after falling in the hands of Mughal Emperor Akbar it served as his capital for a brief period from 1571 to 1585. The rule of Akbar contributed hugely to the building of many of the heritage forts and palaces in the tradition of Mughal art within Fatehpur Sikri. Actually Akbar in his young age of 28 when he shifted his capital here planned this walled city in its present shape and the construction took as long 15 years. The imperial complex of the walled city had been left by the Emperor in 1585 mainly because of the paucity of water supply and its close proximity to the Rajputana which was then the main rival of Mughals in India. The long heritage and historical connection that produced almost a small city with so many architectural wonders that represent various indigenous and Mughal traditions, made this place so special for the visitors in heritage tour in Agra.
In Fatehpur Sikri you will find a great conglomeration and intertwining charm of various artistic as well as architectural traditions from all over India that simultaneously meeting with Mughal royal tradition made a different specter.
Buland Darwaja:
This is a stupendous sized gate at the southern side of the wall of congregational mosque inside Fatehpur Sikri. Comprising three arched entrances of gigantic size with huge dome like architecture and stone engravings is really a royal piece of art that you should not miss in your heritage tour in Agra.
Jama Masjid:
Jama Masjid is the congregational mosque within the Fatehpur Sikri and one of the first lines of buildings to come up in this walled city of outstanding heritage. Apart from the main Jama Masjid in the city of Agra this historical mosque in Fatehpur Sikri is an important religious place to consider in the itinerary of heritage tour in Agra, and just an inseparable piece of architecture in Fatehpur Sikri.
Tomb of Salim Chisti:
This beautiful marble encased tomb built in the honor for famous Sufi saint Salim Chisti is offers a beautiful white specter with different traditions of art and is equally a relief for the visitor's eye from the brown color stone architecture of most of the buildings of Fatehpur Sikri.
Panch Mahal:
This huge palatial structure with five floors that are gradually decreasing in size in steps and providing a specter that reminds us of the great pagodas with several palatial steps in Tibetan tradition. Though Mughal and royal in every detail this beautiful and gigantic edifice is equally an example of confrontation of various traditions with Mughal architecture.
Diwan-i-Am:
Literally it means hall of public audience and there is though a similar place in Agra Fort as well, the most popular subject of Akbar's reformation is attached with this place and it is equally a place for great display of curved stone art and interior art of Mughal tradition.
Diwan-i-Khas:
This was the place of audience for close people and similarly it has a counterpart in Agra Fort too. But this one is more famous for its great interior art and historical incidences relating to Akbar's rule.
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