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Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, India

Just an hour outside of Agra, the abadoned town of Fatepur Sikri is well worth a visit.

Fatehpur Sikri, a couple of hours outside of Agra, is a silent hilltop city of abandoned palaces and crumbling store facades. This is the back of the Palace of Jodh Bai.
Jodh Bai's Palace entrance.
Raja Birbal Palace. Raja Birbal was Akbar's Hindu Prime Minister
Jodh Bai's Palace courtyard

The Diwan-I-Khas. The Hall of Private Audience was used by Akbar for discussions with Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Hindus and Parsis. The Parchisi Courtyard outside is where Akbar is said to have played the game parchisi using slave girls as pieces.
The Panch Mahal. The bottom floor has 176 intricately carved columns.

The Diwan-i-Khas. This is the throne pillar.
Hathi Pool. In the background, a local offered to dive into the water if the tourists paid him enough.

The Astrologer's Kisok has roof supports carved in a serpentine Jain style.

It's a short walk to the Jama Masjid Mosque. This is a photo of the Buland Darwaza (Victory Gate), built to symbolize Akbar's military victory in Gujarat.
Through the door is the Tomb of Islam Khan.
The Tomb of Shaykh Salim Chishti, the sage who prophesied the birth of Akbar's sons.



Visitors hoping for Shaykh Salim to intercede on their behalf hang threads from the marble latticework.



Buland Darwaza.