As we all know, Agra is known for its historical forts and monuments located at various parts of the city. Sikandra fort is one them which has historical importance and where the Tomb of the great Mughal Emperor stands. It is a flawlessly engraved tomb with perplexing enumerating. It is made of an uncommon red-shaded sandstone, which confers a rich look to it. It is one of the best structures which have an immense appearance, altogether speaking to the Emperor's wide and enhanced psyche. This is also called the Mausoleum of Akbar. It is arranged in a humble community close to Agra, which is called Sikandra. It is one of the astounding instances of the mix of both Muslim and Hindu architectures.

Akbar's burial place is a mixture of compositional styles, showing more enthusiasm for experimentation than congruity of the plan. The inclining dripstones, finials conquering all the vaults, gallery windows and penetrated screens are largely indigenous Hindu components of the design. In light of the column and bar rule, the burial chamber at Sikandra is manufactured like a wedding cake in levels, utilizing the cut segments and sections average of Hindu development to make the openings on the upper levels. Yet, the sharp curves encompassing the base are Islamic, similar to the decorated mathematical plans around the entrances.

Huge boards of magnificently made jali (filigree) screens structure the external mass of the verandah on every one of the four sides. Akbar's grave lies in the storm cellar, reached through a porch secured with stunning plaster compositions in gold, blue, and green flower arabesque of Persian engravings.

India's architects were experts of stone-cutting and the craft of trim, inclining toward effortless natural themes from nature to the more formal mathematical and adapted flower plans of Persian inception. Worked by Jahangir, the burial place shows far less of the profound allegorical stone-cutting utilized so productively at Akbar's Red Fort in Agra, however, a few of the vaults and the curved roof of the burial place give a fantastic presentation of vivid examples made with the abundant ease that is the sign of Hindu craftsmanship.
The burial chamber of Akbar, however Islamic in the soul, is a mix of styles. The radiant passageway, utilization of dazzling examples, superb jali work (unpredictably punctured brightening stone screens), fine Persian style calligraphy, the Char Bagh garden design (four-quartered garden format, with the primary structure at the middle), and so on are illustrative of Islamic impact.

While visiting Agra same day tour, you will experience that the Tomb has endured a ton, until the broad fix was completed by the British under Lord Curzon. The neighboring Taj Mahal was likewise plundered, and two of Agra's doors were removed.

Akbar was probably the best head throughout the entire existence of India. Be that as it may, during the rule of His incredible grandson, Aurangzeb, the insubordinate Jats under the authority of Raja Ram Jat, scoured the complex burial place, pillaged and plundered all the wonderful gold, gems, silver and covers, while pulverizing different things. He even, so as to vindicate his dad Gokula's passing, ravaged Akbar's burial place, plundered it and hauled Akbar's bones and consumed them in counter. He was later condemned to death by Aurangzeb.

The burial chamber of Akbar was worked by his child ruler Salim additionally called Jahangir. Akbar arranged the burial chamber and chose an appropriate site for it. After his passing, Jahangir’s son finished the development in 1605-1613.