Correct Answer - Option 2 : Buland Darwaza
The correct answer is Buland Darwaza.
Buland Darwaza
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Buland Darwaza (Door of Victory) is located at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra.
- Buland Darwaza is the highest Gateway in the World
- It was built in 1602 AD by Mughal Emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat.
- It is the main entrance to the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri.
- It took nearly 12 years to make the highest gateway.
Jama Masjid (Agra)
- Jama Masjid is located just opposite the Agra fort.
- Jama Masjid was built by Shah Jahan in 1648 AD, it was dedicated to his daughter, Jahanara Begum.
- Jama Masjid is also known as the 'Friday mosques'.
- Jama Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India.
- The Jama Masjid is built mainly of red sandstone and white marble that stand as a testimony to the magnificent Mughal architecture.
- It has a fountain at the center and is supported by four kiosks in the courtyard.
- The interior walls have scriptures in the Persian style praising for Shah Jahan and Jahan Ara.
- The inlaid panels of work here are quite similar to that of the Taj Mahal and are common to all the monuments and structures built by the Mughals in Agra.
- The Tomb of Salim Chisti is a part of the mosque compound.
Red Fort
- Red Fort is located in Old Delhi was built by Shah Jahan in 1638.
- Red Fort is also known as Lal Qila.
- The Red sandstone walls of the massive Red Fort rise 33-m above the clamor of Old Delhi as a reminder of the magnificent power and pomp of the Mughal emperors.
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Lahori Gate is the main entrance to the Red Fort.
- Shah Jahan Shifted the capital from Agra to Delhi.
Agra Fort
- Agra Fort is located in Agra.
- The construction of the Agra fort was started around 1565, when the initial structures were built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and subsequently taken over by his grandson Shah Jahan, who added most of the marble creations to the fort.
- It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty till 1638 when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi.
- The Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal.
