Experts' Choice Award Agra Fort
What the experts agree on
This grand red-sandstone Mughal fortress impresses with its palatial courtyards and marble pavilions, showcasing centuries of architectural splendor from Akbar and Shah Jahan that grows more awe-inspiring as you explore deeper within its towering
Frommer's "Today the towering red-sandstone ramparts house a variety of palace apartments, representing the different building styles of Akbar and his grandson Shah Jahan." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Walking through courtyard after courtyard of this palatial red-sandstone and marble fortress, your amazement grows as the scale of what was built here begins to sink in." Full review
Lonely Planet "This beautiful marble pavillion and pool formed the living quarters of Shah Jahan, while the large attached courtyard housed the court harem" Full review
Lonely Planet "A path from Red Fort's Amar Singh Gate leads straight from here up to the large Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque), which is always closed." Full review
Afar Magazine "I know everyone takes this picture but when you capture it with your own eyes, it because something magical and a memory that will last a lifetime." Full review
Afar Magazine "With the sun slowly rising out of the chilly morning mist, I could hear the faint chanting and bell ringing of the distant crematorium honoring the dead (click on to see full photo)." Full review
Fodor's "the complex is really a fortified palace, containing royal apartments, mosques, assembly halls, and a dungeon—the entire cityscape of an imperial capital." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Like many of the forts built during the Mughal period, Agra Fort, surrounded by double walls, housed a mix of private dwellings and religious buildings." Full review
Rough Guide
National Geographic
