Fatehpur Sikri
In my last post I mentioned that the portrait of the “Lantern Seller” was taken at a place called Fatehpur Sikri. Built by Akbar (the third and arguably greatest of the Mughal Emperors) in the 1570’s/80’s, this remarkably well-preserved city palace was only occupied for a couple of decades. By the early 1600’s it was left abandoned and now stands as a symbol to the power and excesses of the Mughals:
© Mark Simms Photography (2015)
Mark Simms Photography 
11 Responses to “Fatehpur Sikri”
Nice photos. It is a lovely place.
Thanks Kan 😊
Wonderful stuff.. in these dark dull winter days, how fabulous that clean, bright light is to see. I could do with some of that just now. I will have to make do with your lovely photographs Mark!
Thanks Adrian, I feel the same…….at this time of year I don’t get out that much to take new stuff, so still having India shots to process is a blessing and they bring back great memories 😊
Love those close-ups showing the decorative work on the buildings, Mark.
(you’re lucky to have so many wonderful images to remember the trip).
Thanks Vicki…..I do like capturing both the big picture and the detail stuff.
I am enchanted by the architecture. the design and detail are so beautiful!
Thanks Cyb….yeah the craftsmanship is amazing – it does help that it was built largely in sandstone which is quicker and easier to carve, but you still need to know what you’re doing.
Oh goodie…more! Beautiful place…wish I could be there.
Ah thanks Laura. I was thinking that maybe people would be getting tired of images from India, so it’s nice to know that at least one person still looks forward to them…..which is a good job really as I still have quite a few more to post….;0)
You are so welcome. I really love them. it’s a place I’ve always wanted to go.