Three Best Vacation Historical Cities of India

These three cities of India are most visited by thousands of national as well as international travellers every year. The monuments located in these regions depict rich culture and heritage of nation. Along with basic cities of this route one can also visit other destinations as its elongated part.

 DELHI

Indian capital is the political, commercial and institutional hub of country. People visits here for different purposes. The landscape of this cosmopolitan city is embraced with numerous historical monuments built in Mughal, colonial and contemporary architecture styles. Among them RED FORT is one of the famous monuments built in the 17th Century by Shah Jahan (Mughal Emperor. It is located on the bank of river Yamuna and main gate faces the most crowded market of Chandni Chowk. The fort was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 2007. Important structural buildings in the complex are Lahore Gate, Delhi Gate, Diwan-i-Aam, Diwan-i-Khas, Nahr-i-Behisht, Zenana, Moti Masjid, Hayat Bakhsh Bagh, The Hammams, The Muthamman-Burj, The Rang Mahal and Naqqar Khana. There are three museums - an Indian war memorial museum, an archaeological museum and a museum of "blood paintings". It is the official place for celebration of 15 August every year.

AGRA

Agra is a city located on the banks of river Yamuna and famous across the world for its ancient monuments. AGRA FORT is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in the land of Taj. This majestic fort was constructed by Mughal Great Emperor Akbar over an area of 94 acre and surrounded by red sandstone walls. It took total eight years to complete the walled city. Khizri Gate, Delhi Gate and Lahore Gate are the name of three gates. Among them Lahore Gate is the main entrance and also known as Amar Singh Gate. All the structural buildings inside the fort are decorated and designed with inlay work of precious and semi-precious stones in white marble. Shaikh Abu al-Fazal ibn Mubarak noted that there are around 500 buildings built in architecture styles of Bengal and Gujarat in the complex. Gorgeous structures in the fort are Zenana Mina Bazaar, Sheesh Mahal, Shah Jahani Mahal, Shahi Burj, Rang Mahal, Naubat Khana, Nagina Masjid, Mina Masjid, Jahangiri Mahal, Moti Masjid, Musamman Burj, Diwan-i-Am and Diwan-i-Khas.

JAIPUR

Jaipur is the capital of largest Indian State Rajasthan and well known over the globe as the Pink City Tour Package  of India. Jantar Mantar - an observatory is one of the famous attractions was built by Sawai Jai Singh. Among the five observatories in India, this is one of the largest and best protected one. The name is derived from two words Jantar which means instrument and Mantar which means formula or calculation. The complex constitutes of 14 major geometric devices - measuring time, tracking stars' location as the earth orbits around the sun, determining the celestial altitudes and predicting eclipses. Nadivalya yantra, Laghu samrat yantra, Jai Prakash Yantra and samrat yantra are a few names of main instruments. Each surface of the instruments has astronomical scale. The Samrat Yantra is largest instrument and 27 meters high and at the top has a Hindu Chhatri, which was used as platform for announcing the arrival of monsoons and eclipses. These instruments were constructed approx. 286 years back but still give the correct calculation.

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