Agra

The Mughal capital before Delhi, and home to the most famous building on earth. On a bend of the Yamuna, Shah Jahan raised the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum of white marble for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, the summit of Mughal art. Upstream stands Agra Fort, the red sandstone stronghold of Akbar within whose marble tower Shah Jahan spent his last years imprisoned, gazing at the Taj. Read the city of the great tomb at your own pace.