10 Interesting Facts About Agra Fort

Agra Fort was built primarily as a military structure by Akbar but was later transformed into a palace by his son, Shah Jahan Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb for eight years in the octagonal tower (known as ‘Mussaman Burj’) of Agra Fort Today you can see the Taj Mahal from Mussaman Burj as easily as Shah Jahan did centuries ago You can also see the Taj Mahal through the slits in the wall of Jodha Bai’s palace in Agra Fort Agra Fort was modelled after the Rajput fort built by Raja Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior in 1500 In turn, the Agra Fort served as a model for Shah Jahan’s Red Fort in Delhi The Khas Mahal of the Agra Fort was the model for the Diwan-i-Khas at the Red Fort in Delhi The Yamuna River originally flowed along the straight eastern edge of the fort, and the emperors had their own bathing ghats here The Diwan-i-Khas of Agra Fort once housed Shah Jahan’s legendary Peacock Throne, which was inset with precious stones including the famous Koh-i-noor diamond A large part of the Agra Fort was converted into army barracks by the British which are not accessible to the public