Jahangir Palace is the largest part of Agra Fort in Uttar Pradesh, India. Emperor Akbar built the palace in the 16th century after he made the site on the bend of the Yamuna river his capital. He launched a massive rebuilding campaign of the fort, completing it in 1573.
Akbar built the Orcha palace for his son Jahangir. Jahangir’s wife Nur Jahan resided in the palace. Instead of using the same red sandstone that is found at Agra, Jahangir’s son Shah Jahan chose white marble when he built the Taj Mahal for his wife next door.
The Jahangir palace is one of the top examples of Mughal Architecture, with intricate Hindu and Islamic motifs. Only 30 of the original 500 buildings at the site survive. Much of the fort was destroyed by Shah Jahan and later by the British invaders.
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