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Christmas in India: Agra

ALalex79bis ·20 photographs ·24 Dec 2009 – 7 Jan 2010 ·15 days
Where
Agra, Fatehpur Sikri
When
24 Dec 2009 – 7 Jan 2010
15 days · trip of 2009
Who
Alessandro Pesce · @alex79bis · Piombino Dese (Padova)
How
Travel diary
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The journey's photographs

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The Taj Mahal in the mist reflects in the long garden water channelRed brick mosque of the Taj Mahal under morning hazeWhite marble minaret with inlaid patterns at the Taj Mahal, AgraTourist posing with raised arms under the Taj Mahal's carved marble archLong reflecting pool and cypress-lined walkway leading to the Taj Mahal gateThe Taj Mahal framed by a dark arch, visitors in the hazeAgra Fort: red sandstone facade, paved walkway between lawns and iron fencescarved sandstone brackets with floral motifs, intricate architectural ornamentMarble inlaid pavilion overlooking the river, Agra FortMarble archway with pietra dura inlay inside a Mughal palaceColorful pietra dura inlays with floral patterns on white marble, Taj MahalMarble pavilion with scalloped arches, carved columns and floral inlaysTourists walk toward the massive red sandstone entrance of Agra FortRed sandstone courtyard of Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri, visitors walkingCarved marble column with serpent brackets at Fatehpur Sikri's Jama MasjidRed sandstone columns in Fatehpur Sikri hall, light filtering through archesAkbar's Tomb at Sikandra, red sandstone facade with white minarets and visitorsMetal lantern hanging under painted vault, Latticed window, Interior of Akbar's Tomb at SikandraMughal tomb interior with floral painted vaults, hanging lamp, light through latticed windowsCrowd on the steps of the red sandstone gate at Fatehpur Sikri

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