Distance between taj mahal and fatehpur sikri

By Sandra Hutchinson This is my third blog post on the trip my husband and I took in January, 2017 to northern India. The Taj Mahal — termed one of the “wonders of the world,” and probably India’s most famous structure, is actually a marble mausoleum that was constructed by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan after the death of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Completed around 1653, it is perhaps the best example anywhere of Mughal architecture. After this “monument to love” was constructed, one of the emperor’s sons murdered his three elder brothers and overthrew his father to acquire the throne. Shah Jahan was imprisoned at Agra Fort, with a view of his beloved wife’s tomb, until he died. He is buried alongside his wife in the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal sits on the banks of the Yumana River, on a large site that includes formal gardens, water channels, a mosque, four minarets, and a guest house. It is located in Agra, a city several hours south of Delhi by car or train. It is generally mobbed with visitors, somewhere between 7 and 8 million a year. As with other government sites in India, there’s a lower price for Indians (40 rupees) and a much higher one for foreign tourists (1000 rupees). The site is closed on Fridays. Our guide told us that on Fridays, the descendants of the people who helped build the Taj Mahal can visit for free, but we did not independently confirm this. You approach the Taj Mahal by passing through an archway in a sandstone gatehouse. As you walk through, the...

About Fatehpur Sikri Fatehpur Sikri or 'the City of Victory' is a fortified city in The structures in the city have been designed following the styles of Hindu, Jain and Islamic architecture, using red sandstone, which is also called as 'Sikri sandstone'. The city can be entered through several gates that are erected at different points along the wall bordering the fort. The gates are namely the Chandanpal Gate, the Agra Gate, the Tehra Gate, the Lal Gate, the Delhi Gate, the Birbal Gate, the Gwalior Gate, the Ajmere Gate and the Chor Gate. History and Architecture The great emperor Akbar had no heir. He visited many places offering prayers and seeking blessings of saints. On one such endeavor he was blessed by a Sufi Saint Sheikh Salim Chishti in the village Sikri and the saint foretold that the emperor will be blessed with a son. After birth of his son the emperor showed his gratitude by building a city in the honor of the Sufi Saint and named it Fatehpur Sikri. "Fateh" in Persian language means "victory". The city is about 37 km from Agra on the Sikri ridge 3 km in length and 1km wide surrounded by wall covering three sides and a lake on the fourth side. Akbar conceptualized to build the walled city which took around fifteen years to complete and includes royal palaces, private quarters, harems, different utility buildings, court and mosques. Tuhir Das, the architect of the city primarily used Indian principles which includes use of various regional schools of art and c...

It takes 55 minutes to travel from Fatehpur Sikri to Taj Mahal. Approximate driving distance between Fatehpur Sikri and Taj Mahal is 46 kms or 28.6 miles or 24.8 nautical miles . Travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car. On the table above you can see driving distance in various units namely kilo metres, miles and nautical miles. 1 You can view the route map below. Click and zoom on the map to understand the route better and plan better for your trip. Route Map

World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict. The World Heritage Committee, at its 27th session in July 2003, requestedthe World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS to undertake a Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission to hold consultations with the State Party concerning the state of conservation of these World Heritage properties. At the invitation of the Government of India, the mission was carried out from 10 to 15 January 2004 to the World Heritage properties of Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. The mission examined the proposed “Taj Corridor Project” with the Indian authorities and assessed the potential negative impact of this project on the World Heritage property and also identified urgent conservation and management needs. (a) The “Taj Corridor Project” This reactive monitoring mission was undertaken to evaluate the “Taj Corridor Project”. However, not much can be said about the project, since the mission members never received any project plans or details. Most of the information is either verbal or from the media. It is obvious that this project was very ambitious and if carried out would have caused serious damage to the World Heritage propertie...