A real "ghost town" called Fatehpur Sikri is located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the north of the country. state of Uttar Pradesh in the north of the country. It was built in the early 1500s by Emperor Maharana Sangram Singh, better known as Rana Sanga. near the ancient city of Sikri, and was originally called Sikrigarh. And its new name Fatehpur, meaning "city of victory", was given to it after the Mughal Emperor Akbar Mughal Emperor Akbar conquered it from the Rana Sanga.
In 1571, Akbar made Fatehpur Sikri the capital of his state, and began to and began actively rebuilding it. At that time, the city was filled with many beautiful buildings, palaces and mosques. According to the emperor's wishes, they were all made in the Persian style, thus "paying homage" to his famous ancestor. Tamerlane. But still, because the construction involved various architects and craftsmen from all over the country, the architecture of the city. much of the city's architecture is inspired by Indian culture, especially in the small details and decorations. and decorative elements. Almost every building is made of red sandstone, which was very common in the area, but later some buildings were rebuilt using white marble as the main building material. material. Unfortunately, the status of capital city did not last long, from 1571 to 1585. to 1585. Fatehpur Sikri was abandoned due to its water shortage.
Fatehpur Sikri is a magnificent place, which is 3 kilometres long and 1 kilometre wide. It is surrounded on three sides by an 11 kilometre high wall, with only nine gates which had a total of nine gates, and on the fourth side in Akbar's time was a a large lake. Almost every building in the city is a work of art. a work of art. The main building of the city is the palace is the palace complex where the emperor lived. It consists of several separate pavilions, arranged in a geometric order. It is also possible to distinguish Buland Darwaza, the 54 metre high "gateway" to the city, Jama Masjid, or Mosque Jami, the tomb of Salim Chisti - a Sufi saint, after whose blessing, Akbar is believed to have had a son, Salim, better known in history as Jahangir, the Diwan-i-Aam, a hall for public meetings, the Diwan-i-Khas. the beautiful palace of Mariam-uz-Zamani - the private quarters of the wife of of the great emperor's wife, and many others.
