- Akbar's tomb of external entrance from the road, built to imitate the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri, the city Akbar founded.
- We had a long cherished dream of having a rendezvous with Akbar’s Tomb…one of our country’s precious architectural marvels.
- The Tomb of Akbar the Great is an important architectural masterpiece set in 48 Ha (119 acres) of grounds in Sikandra a suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- It is fascinating to know that Akbar himself chose a site for his tomb and got the construction finished while he was alive.
- Akbar Tomb is situated in 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh in India. The tomb is 14km (9mi) away from the Taj Mahal.
- Akbar expanded the empire and started the golden period of Mughal architecture by building Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Humayun’s Tomb and other monuments.
- In 1691, just eighty-six years after his death, a band of Jats who probably had little idea of who Akbar was, broke into Akbar’s tomb and desecrated it.
- Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra. The marble pavilion hosts the fake tomb and the real tomb is situated inside the basement of the monument.
- The main tomb is surrounded by a beautiful garden that was designed by Akbar himself, in fact, Akbar was infamous as the king who was fond of gardens.
- Akbar’s mortal remains are located in Sikandra, inside Akbar’s tomb. Today, this tomb is an important tourist attraction of Agra.
