is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is about 2.5�km northwest of its more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled city.
Realizing the importance of its central situation, Akbar made it his capital and arrived in Agra in 1558. His historian, Abdul Fazal, recorded that this was a brick fort known as �Badalgarh�. It was in a ruined condition and Akbar had it rebuilt with red sandstone from Barauli area in Rajasthan. Architects laid the foundation and it was built with bricks in the inner core with sandstone on external surfaces. Builders worked on it for eight years, completing it in 1573.
(photo – Madhu)