Gateway, Akbar`s Tomb, Sekundra, Agra.

Gateway, Akbar`s Tomb, Sekundra, Agra.

Thomas H. Bell[photographer]
c. 1910
13.90x
8.90cm

Akbar started building his own tomb at Sikandra, but it was completed by his son Jehanghir in 1605. Although it said that a central dome is missing on this edifice, it remains one of the most exquisite of Mughal gates.

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