Sikandra, the tomb of Akbar. Akbar was the third Mughal emperor (Babur and Humayun being the first and second).
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra.jpg)
The tomb was built over seven years, from 1605-12.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_Plaq.jpg)
The entrance to the compound. The tomb at Sikandra is said to occupy a larger area than the Taj. And the compound is huge indeed.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_Gate_w2.jpg)
Note the differential admission fee for Indians and foreign nationals.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_TicketCtr.jpg)
The imposing entrance to the compound.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_%20%284%29.jpg)
This is the tomb of Akbar - to get here you have to walk down a narrow and damp passage. Quite austere.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_InsideCenotaph.jpg)
The entrance to the cenotaph can be seen in this photo. Some of the inlay work can be seen here; some of the inlay work used to be in gold, don't know if it still exists there or not.
© 2005, Abhinav Agarwal (अà¤िनव अग्रवाल). All rights reserved. Reposted to this blog, July 2013.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra.jpg)
The tomb was built over seven years, from 1605-12.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_Plaq.jpg)
The entrance to the compound. The tomb at Sikandra is said to occupy a larger area than the Taj. And the compound is huge indeed.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_Gate_w2.jpg)
Note the differential admission fee for Indians and foreign nationals.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_TicketCtr.jpg)
The imposing entrance to the compound.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_%20%284%29.jpg)
This is the tomb of Akbar - to get here you have to walk down a narrow and damp passage. Quite austere.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_InsideCenotaph.jpg)
The entrance to the cenotaph can be seen in this photo. Some of the inlay work can be seen here; some of the inlay work used to be in gold, don't know if it still exists there or not.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/7882/320/20051014_Sikandra_Rm2InsideCenotaph2.jpg)
© 2005, Abhinav Agarwal (अà¤िनव अग्रवाल). All rights reserved. Reposted to this blog, July 2013.