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Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, India

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Channel: Incredible Steam Trains of India and Other Videos · 2014 · Travel & Events

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Founded in 1569 AD by Mughal emperor Akbar, the Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri (48 km from Agra) overlooks a vast open landscape stretching to the horizon, and a view from the Buland Darwaza is an eyeful. 

The "Gate of Magnificence." or Buland Darwaza is a lofty structure from where a panoramic view of the village below and open fields stretching to the far horizon can be obtained. The 15 storey high gateway is at the southern entrance to Fatehpur Sikri. The gateway is accessed by a steep flight of steps from the base of the structure, over 50 metres below the spot from where this video was taken on our visit in September 2014.

Unlike the extremely crowded attractions in the City of Agra, this location has fewer visitors and is therefore a much more peaceful and quieter place to spend a few hours; admiring the beauty of the massive gateway and the exquisite architectural beauty of the sandstone structures within. A marble tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chisti lies within the complex, and this is a religious place visited by tourists and the local populace.

This Imperial complex served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585, and it was abandoned in 1585 due to paucity of water The.palace city is surrounded by a 6 km wall - most of it in ruins today, on three sides with the fourth being a lake at the time.

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