Jahangiri Mahal
The largest residence inside Agra Fort, built by Akbar for his son, Hindu in its brackets.
- Where
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.1779, 78.0230
Get the Jahangiri Mahal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Jahangiri Mahal. 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 Jahangiri Mahal
Agra Fort 0.3 km
The Mughal seat of power before Delhi, and the place where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son within sight of the Taj.
Itmad ud Daulah 1.8 km
The baby Taj, built by a Mughal empress for her father, and the first Indian building faced entirely in white marble.
Mehtab Bagh 1.9 km
The garden across the river laid out so the Taj sits exactly in its axis, best at dusk.
Taj Mahal 1.9 km
A tomb built by an emperor for the wife he could not keep, in marble that changes colour with the hour.
Akbar's Church 2.5 km
A Jesuit church at Agra of 1599, the first in north India, rebuilt after Shah Jahan's men pulled it down.
Akbar's Tomb 5.2 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 9.0 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 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Uttar Pradesh
Questions
Where is Jahangiri Mahal?
Jahangiri Mahal is in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Agra Fort (0.3 km), Itmad ud Daulah (1.8 km), Mehtab Bagh (1.9 km).
How do I get the Jahangiri Mahal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Jahangiri Mahal 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 Jahangiri Mahal 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.
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