Agra Fort

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UNESCO World Heritage Site fortress tourist attraction

Agra Fort is a massive 16th-century Mughal fortress in Agra, India, renowned for its red sandstone architecture and historical significance as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.

Aliases (2)

Mughal court at Agra ×1
Mughal imperial court at Agra ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → fortress → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Mughal architecture →
builderDynasty	Mughal Empire →
builtBy	Akbar →
constructionEnd	1573 →
constructionStart	1565 →
continent	Asia →
country	India →
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India →
hasFeature	audience halls → bastions → courtyards → gates → massive enclosing walls → moat → mosques → palaces →
hasPart	Diwan-i-Am → Diwan-i-Khas → Jahangiri Mahal → Khas Mahal → Moti Masjid → Musamman Burj →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageDesignationYear	1983 →
historicalEra	Mughal period →
locatedIn	Agra → India → Uttar Pradesh →
mainResidenceOf	Mughal emperors →
mainResidencePeriod	16th century → early 17th century →
materialUsed	marble → red sandstone →
nearby	Taj Mahal →
openToPublic	yes →
overlooks	Yamuna River NERFINISHED →
partOf	historic city of Agra →
significance	former capital fort of the Mughal Empire → major example of early Mughal military architecture →
UNESCOCriteria	(iii) → (iv) →
usedAs	administrative center → military stronghold → royal residence →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agra Cantt railway station → Agra Fort railway station → Mehtab Bagh → Taj Mahal →	near
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum ("Mughal court at Agra") → Salim ("Mughal imperial court at Agra") →	associatedWith
Agra → Northern India →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Akbar →	commissioned
Uttar Pradesh →	containsWorldHeritageSite
Agra →	famousMonument
Mughal architecture →	hasFamousExample
Khurram →	imprisonedAt
Agra →	knownFor
Agra Fort railway station →	namedAfter
Tomb of Akbar the Great →	nearbyAttraction
Indo-Islamic architecture →	notableExample
Mughal dynasty →	patronized
Shah Jahan →	placeOfImprisonment
Agra Airport →	servesAsGatewayTo