Agra Fort was built as a military structure by Akbar, and was added to by his son Jehangir. Shah Jahan upgraded it to a palace and was ultimately imprisoned in it by his son Aurangzeb.
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Doorways in an inner wall.
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A palace in the fort complex.
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The inside of the exterior fortified wall.
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Other tourists in one of the palaces.
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Ray looking through a screen.
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Agra Fort is right across the river from the Taj Mahal, but the Taj is barely visible through the smog. You can see it if you look carefully.
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The guide showing Ray a tub used for rose water.
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There was the loud sound of chipping sandstone as restoration of the grounds was being done.
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Pillars in one of the palaces at sunset.
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On to 'Baby Taj"