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Fatehpur Sikri Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was built by Mughal Emperor Akbar during 16th century and was the capital of Mughal Empire. The shortage of water prompted Akbar to relocate his headquarters to Agra Fort. It is located in Agra district in the state of Utter Prasesh, India and is a World Heritage Site. The complex of monuments and temples, all in a uniform architectural style, includes one of the largest mosques in India, the Jama Masjid.The tomb ‘Salim Chisti Ka Mazar’ was built in honour of Sufi saint Salim Chisti by Akbar. The Emperor Akbar decided to construct it in 1571, after he was blessed with a son (who later becomes Emperor Jahangir) by the blessing of Sufi Saint Salim Chisti. The buildings of Fatehpur Sikri shows that indigenous craftsmen were used for the construction of the buildings, and influences from Hindu and Jain architecture are seen with a touch of Islamic style. All these palaces were built of red sandstone in the trabeate beam-and-post order, and composed of pillars, ornamental arches, brackets-and-chhajjas, jharokhas, chhatris, chhaparkhats, chaukhandis and so on. Fatehpur Sikri was the first planned city of the Mughals and the headquarter of Emperor Akbar. The other important buildings include Jama Masjid, tomb of Salim Chisti ( a white marble encased tomb within the Jama mosque’s coutrtyard, Naubat Khana ( Drum house) near the entry, where important arrivals are announced; Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience) a building where the ruler meets the general public. Diwan-i-Khas( Hall of Private Audience:) famous for its central pillar with thirty-six voluted brackets supporting a circular platform for Akbar; Raja Birbal's house( the house of Akbar's favourite minister), Char Chaman Tank( a tank with a central platform and four bridges leading up to it); Panch Mahal is a five-storied palatial structure of which the bottom floor has 176 intricately carved columns and the Buland Darwaza ( the 'Gate of Magnificence')one of the gateways to the Jami masjid. World Heritage Site IndiaAgra Fort | Ajanta Caves | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Churches and Convents of Goa| The Elephant Caves | Ellora Caves | Fatehpur Sikri | Great Living Chola TemplesGroup of Monuments at Hampi | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Humanyun’s Tomb, Delhi | Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Mountain Railways of India The Qutab Minar and its Monuments | Red Fort Complex | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Sun Temple, Konârak | Taj Mahal, Agra | Natural |