We then drove to the almost mythical royal capital of Fathepur Sikri.
The great (probably the greatest) Mughal king Akbar built this city to
commemorate the foretelling of the birth of his male heir at the sight
of the ancient settlement of Sikri.
Sadly this most exquisite piece of
city planning was abandoned only after 15 years of use because it's main
water source ran dry.
Today it survives largely as a ghost town filled
with tourist and at least 2 touts per tourist.
There are a lot of
interesting palaces and pavilions inside the walled palace and you can
easily spend a day here, sadly we were on a super tight schedule and
headed out after a quick walk around the main structures.
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