Taj Sultan

... other attractions that were left by the legacy of the Mughal empire keep the tourist trade alive and kicking.  In 1501, Sultan (ruler) Sikander of Lodi established his capital here but soon after, the city fell in the hands of the Mughals when ...

... several hours at Taj we hiked over to the Agra Fort, which is this badass ancient fort that was eventually turned into the Sultan's palace during the middle ages. The place was enormous and definitely impressive. the Sun came out and we took a few nice ...

... 12th century A.D. Persian poet Salman writes of a desperate assault on the fortress of Agra, then held by one King Jaipal, by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. It was ruled by Sultan Sikandar Lodi in the year 1506. It achieved fame as the capital of the ...

... and 16th centuries, and epitomizes the death-before-dishonor code glorified in the regional legends. It was besieged thrice; in 1303 by Sultan Alauddin Khilji, who not only wanted to capture the fort but also see the queen, Rani Padmini, whose beauty was ...

... was my first taste of homesickness as I longed for my California strict-emission-state air! Our next stop was the mausoleum of Sikandra, Sultan of Delhi, who was responsible for moving the capital to Agra in 1504 so he could keep a check on the warring ...

... the Taj Mahal. Looking out over all the rooftops to the structure beyond really reminded me of the Disney movie Aladdin in which the Sultan's palace is ever-visible over the city of Acrobar. In fact, the whole place reminded me of Acrobar with it's little ...

... hotel, which was really nice and fancy, much nicer than I had expected (www.howardplazahotel.com).  We were greeted by a sultan-looking man with a handlebar moustache opening the door.  At the front desk, we were able to practice our extensive ...

... . Still it is an interesting place, with vast displays of all things Ottoman Empire. The clothing displays show that the Sultan's were of vast proportions, obviously shopping at the 'mighty Kaftan' part of 'High and Mighty Menswear'. Most of the rooms ...

... busy fighting each other over power then to complete this tower. I then headed over to the King's tomb - Tomb of Iltutmish second sultan of Delhi, which is tucked away in a quiet part of the complex grounds. There used to be a dome for this now open ...

... perse le plus célèbre et tué sa fiancée. Comprenant alors la terrible douleur du sultan, l’architecte fut capable d’imaginer le Taj Mahal… S’ensuivirent une vingtaine d’années de dur labeur pour 22 000 ...

... of the Taj Mahal. Unfortunatly it takes advantage of this blessing in the worst ways instead of the better. The Taj itself is truely a wonder to behold. Built by a Sultan who's name I can not remember at the moment it was a dedication of love and the ...

... moved on to admire the monument. We also put on our trendy blue booties and went inside to see the replica caskets of the Sultan and his wife. Afterwards we checked out the small on-site museum. All Taj'd out we got the oldest pedal rickshaw driver ...

... the locals here, the Daulatabad fortress was earlier known as 'Devgiri'. Later the name was changed to Daulatabad by Mohammed Bin Tughlaq, Sultan of Delhi.   Bibi-Ka-Maqbara Bibi-ka-Maqbara was built by Aurangzeb in the memory of his wife ...

... to ruler Mohammed Ghori. He wanted a monument to celebrate Ghori’s victory over a Rajput king. Aibak eventually became the first Sultan, or Muslim ruler, of Delhi and lived to see the completion of only the first story of the minaret, which is ...

... . Next stop was the current sultans mosque, this time the common theme was 29 of everything, him being the 29th sultan. Without the cultural significance of Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque it is still an impressive building, Usually tourists are actually taken ...

... a bit further up the road to the Bangalore fort, which was closed, so we walked a bit more up the road to Tipu Sultan's Palace, it cost 100Rs - $2.50 and all it was only a building where you could walk upstairs. There wasn't anything of great importance ...

... og generel brunhed nu, har nok været endnu vildere dengang, også er det ikke engang et overdådigt palads a la 1001 Nat med sultan og tiger og vifter og vandpibe. Slet ikke så stort, som man havde i hovedet, men når man lige får den ind og vende, ...

... used as exhibition rooms for a museum. For example, the Palace Kitchens were transformed into an exhibition of the Sultan's eastern Asian ceramic collections. A lot of neat stuff! The coolest exhibition though was definitely the royal jewels!!!! We ...

... admired. She talked a lot about the Hindu family practices and how popular the Sultans have been over the years. The previous Sultan being the most popular because of his involvement in politics and enacting laws for the benefit of the people in his ...