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Places - Agra
Fort
Agra Fort
(Hindi: आगरा क़िला, Urdu: آگرہ قلعہ) is a UNESCO World Heritage site
located in Agra, India. The fort is also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and
Red Fort of Agra. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its much more famous
sister monument, the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described
as a walled palatial city.
It is the most important fort in India. The great Mughals, Humayun, Akbar,
Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here, and the country was
governed from here. It contained the largest state treasury and mint. It
was visited by foreign ambassadors, travelers and the highest dignitaries
who participated in the making of history in India.
The famous
Kohinoor
Diamond and the famous
Peacock Throne were located at this fort.
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