Itmad ud Daulah
The baby Taj, built by a Mughal empress for her father, and the first Indian building faced entirely in white marble.
- Where
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.1928, 78.0308
Get the Itmad ud Daulah stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Itmad ud Daulah. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Itmad ud Daulah
Agra Fort 1.8 km
The Mughal seat of power before Delhi, and the place where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son within sight of the Taj.
Mehtab Bagh 1.8 km
The garden across the river laid out so the Taj sits exactly in its axis, best at dusk.
Jahangiri Mahal 1.8 km
The largest residence inside Agra Fort, built by Akbar for his son, Hindu in its brackets.
Akbar's Church 2.1 km
A Jesuit church at Agra of 1599, the first in north India, rebuilt after Shah Jahan's men pulled it down.
Taj Mahal 2.3 km
A tomb built by an emperor for the wife he could not keep, in marble that changes colour with the hour.
Akbar's Tomb 4.2 km
Akbar designed it himself and his son finished it, in red sandstone with a false door on every side.
Tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani 9.1 km
The tomb Jahangir built for his mother at Sikandra, next to Akbar's own.
Keetham Lake 20 km
A sixteenth century reservoir near Agra, a bird sanctuary and a bear rescue centre.
More national monuments in Uttar Pradesh
Questions
Where is Itmad ud Daulah?
Itmad ud Daulah is in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Agra Fort (1.8 km), Mehtab Bagh (1.8 km), Jahangiri Mahal (1.8 km).
How do I get the Itmad ud Daulah stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Itmad ud Daulah and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Itmad ud Daulah before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttar Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.