Taj Mahal<\/a> <\/strong>as a mausoleum for his beloved favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal. It was also here that he was imprisoned by his son, (for the last 8 years of his life) to stop him building the black marble exact equivalent construction of the Taj Mahal for his own mausoleum. Black to represent all his badness. He could look out of his quarters for the remaining days of his life and see the magnificent structure he had built in memory of his beloved - the Taj Mahal on the skyline. On his death, Shah Jahan's body was taken by boat to be laid next to his beloved, in the Taj Mahal.<\/p>\nAgra flourished under the Mughals, attracting craftsmen from<\/strong> their extended empire in Persia, Central Asia and India itself to build the luxurious fort palaces, mausoleums and gardens.<\/p>\nAgra Fort's red sandstone ramparts impose<\/strong> themselves on the banks of the River Yumana, encompassing a vast area of courtly buildings, built by successive emperors. There is a deep mote surrounding the fort, this once contained water from the River Yumana, sadly the river level has fallen significantly since these times.<\/p>\nAgain we would recommend taking a guide, check<\/strong> they have a Indian Tourism card. You will find them very useful in explaining the significance of each building as you travel through the arrangement of halls, courtyards, galleries, dungeons, main harem building, the marble pool, and where Shah Jahan was imprisoned in Agra Fort.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t