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MONUMENTS IN AGRA |
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| Mariam’s Tomb |
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Mariams Tomb, enroute to Sikandra, is the last resting place of Akbar's wife. |
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Itmad-ud-daulah’s Tomb |
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The mausoleum was commissioned by Nur Jahan, the wife of Jahangir, for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg, who had been given the title of Itimâd-ud-Daulâ (pillar of the state). Mirza Ghiyas Beg is also the grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal (originally named Arjumand Bano, daughter of Asaf Khan), the wife of the emperor Shah Jahan, responsible for the building of the Taj Mahal. |
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One of the lesser-known monuments of Agra, the tomb of Itimad ud Daulah is sometimes called the 'Baby Taj' because of its resemblance to Agra's most famous monument. However Itmad ud Daulah's Tomb was built before the Taj Mahal. A number of its stylistic features, such as a tomb in white marble surrounded by a well laid garden and the use of inlaywork in marble to create floral or geometric designs, inspired similar features of the Taj Mahal. The tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah is located about 1½ Kilometers from the Taj Mahal. The marble building contains the tombs of Mirza Ghiyas Beg and his wife Asmat Begum. |
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Chini Ka Rauza |
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The Chini ka Rauza was built in 1635 and is the tomb of Allama Afzal Khan Mullah of Shiraz, a scholar and poet who was the Prime Minister of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The tomb gets its name from the colorful tiles (chini) that cover the walls of the tomb. The tomb is built in a rectangular shape and is topped with a bulbous dome. |
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The tomb itself is made of a brown colored stone and is crumbling away. The colorful enamel tiles in blue, green and yellow, that give the tomb its name can be seen on its walls. The walls and ceiling of the tomb are also decorated with inscriptions and inlay work. You can see these decorative elements in the Chini ka Rauza on tours to Agra with Agra Hub. |
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Ram Bagh |
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Jehangir had also built two beautiful suites on the two sides of the main terrace and a Mahtab or island platform in the centre, which was connected with the main water system. Ram Bagh symbolizes the erstwhile Mughal leisure garden that hasn't aged gracefully unlike other legacies of that time.The garden is laid out in the charbagh pattern, with four main divisions made by paths and waterways.
It is believed that Babur was buried briefly in the Rambagh Gardens before being entombed in his grand mausoleum at Kabul. |
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Distances From Agra 
Taj Mahal Tours 
 Delhi (203 km) |
| Khajuraho (393 km) |
| Lucknow (363 km) |
| Sikandra (10 km) |
| Varanasi (577 km) |
| Mathura-Vrindavan (58 km) |
| Gwalior (118 km) |
| Jaipur (232 km) |
| Same day Trip to Agra by Train |
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| Same day Trip to Agra by Car |
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