Agra Fort site features

Red-sandstone walls roughly 2.5 kilometres long curve around a 38-hectare enclosure beside the Yamuna. Round bastions punctuate the landward face, while the river side forms a straighter edge lined by palace buildings.

The visitor enters through a compressed, angled gateway and emerges into a much larger sequence. Jahangiri Mahal presents a long red façade of repeated arches, brackets and screened openings. Beyond it, the palette lightens: white-marble halls and pavilions face gardens and the river.

Courts separate public and private functions. The Diwan-i-Am opens broadly toward its audience space; smaller marble rooms, jalis and balconies frame more controlled views. The Taj Mahal appears across the river corridor from selected eastern points, while lawns and military boundaries reveal how much of the former city is absent or closed.

Amar Singh Gate

Akbar's rebuilding, 1565–1573. The present visitor entrance uses turns, gradients and successive barriers to slow an approach through the southern wall.

Jahangiri Mahal

Late 16th century. One of the largest surviving buildings from Akbar's palace, it combines a red-sandstone court with deep brackets, balconies and carved surfaces.

Diwan-i-Am

17th century. Shah Jahan's public audience hall organises a large court around the ruler's formal position.

Diwan-i-Khas and riverfront pavilions

17th century. Marble, inlay, screens and controlled river views distinguish the more restricted palace zone.

Musamman Burj

17th century. The octagonal riverfront tower is associated with Shah Jahan's confinement and views toward the Taj Mahal.

Anguri Bagh

17th century. A geometric garden compartment lies below the marble residential pavilions.

Moti Masjid

17th century. The white-marble mosque belongs to Shah Jahan's transformation of the palace, though access can be restricted.