Sikandra Entrance

Posted by Shuva Brata Deb (Bangalore, India) on 17 July 2006 in Architecture.

This is the entrance to the Sikandra, the mausoleum of Akbar, located at 4km from Agra. Construction of this beautiful monument was started by Akbar himself. This structure is a perfect blend of Hindu, Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jain motifs. But Akbar died before his mausoleum could be completed and his son Jehangir completed it.

Jehangir made many modifications in the original plan of the building. The structure gives an excellent idea as to how the Moghal art was developing. From the Humayun's tomb in Delhi to Akbar's Tomb in Sikandra finally to the Taj Mahal.

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