Fatehpur Sikri, Panch Mahal

View across the main courtyard toward the Panch Mahal, or five storey palace, at Fatehpur Sikri, off the road between Agra and Jaipur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585, when the city was abandoned for lack of water.

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View across the main courtyard toward the Panch Mahal, or five storey palace, at Fatehpur Sikri, off the road between Agra and Jaipur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585, when the city was abandoned for lack of water.