Following our visit we returned to the hotel for breakfast and a few more photographs before heading to Jaipur. On our way we stopped at Fatehpur Sikri.
Fatehpur Sikri is a fascinating ghost city built in the 16th century by Akbar the Great. At the age of 26 he still did not have an heir. He went to a priest who lived in a city called Sikri who gave Akbar a blessing resulting in a son being born. As a gesture, Akbar built a whole new city in Sikri and named it as Fatehpur Sikri or The City of Victory, and is one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture which has a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architecture.
It was built between 1569 and 1585 and was intended to be the joint capital with Agra but was soon deserted because of the water system and the capital was moved to Lahore. It remained untouched for over 400 years.
We really enjoyed this abandoned city and it was easy to imagine how the court worked and played during this time.
There is also a tower built by Akbar in memory of his favourite elephant.
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