Introduction   

Agra is the one of the prominent destinations of the World Tourism map with three heritage monuments - The Taj Mahal, Red Fort & Fatehpur Sikri. Agra is  one of  the  most important historical and ancient cities of India. This handsome town situated in  the  holy  region  of  Brij Bhoomi, on  the right bank  of  river  Yamuna. In  ancient  days  the  city  was  fortified  hiving  sixteen  gates   and  it  was  the  frontier  defense  of  the  Aryans.

In more recent times Agra came into prominence when Sikandar Lodi made it his capital city in 1501 . The Lodi rule was to end very soon and Agra passed into the possession of the Mughals. Agra  is  a  very  heavy  railway junction  of  the  Indian  Railway, connecting  this  city  with  all  the  places  of  the  country.   It  was  four  main  railway  station  as  Agra  Fort, Agra  city, Raja-ki  Mandi  and  Agra  Cantonment.

History of Agra     Akbar, king at 14, began consolidating his empire and, as an assertion of his power built the fort in Agra between 1565 and 1571, coeval with the construction of Humayun's tomb in Delhi. The Agra fort retains the irregular outline of the demolished mud-wall fort of the Lodis. The lofty battlements o the new fort cast its protective shadow over the far stretching mansions of court that nobles and princes built along the riverfront. The magnificent towers, bastions and ramparts and majestic gateways symbolized the confidence and power of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.

Places of Interest

   There is lot of places in Agra to attract the visitors like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Ram Bagh, Dayal Bagh, Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, Jahangir Mahal, Diwan-I-Am, Diwan-I-Khas, Seesh Mahal, Moti Masjid, Panch Mahal, Buland Darwaza etc.

Festivals in Agra light up this rustic land dotted with monuments that sing silent praises of a history marked with royal grandeur.

Famous for the Taj Mahotsav, festivals in Agra include festive celebrations on Holi, Diwali and Makar Sankranti. Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul- Fitr are other major festivals in Agra, Uttar Pradesh India that are commemorated every year with festive gusto and religious devotion.