It's difficult to really grasp the size and scope of the main courtyard here ... but this is HUGE!
This place was the main public court for the Moghul emperors. Here is where they'd hold court for visiting dignitaries as well as for the nobles of the land. The emperor would sit underneath the gallery, his throne placed on top of a large marble platform - which was raised up so that he was the 'highest' person in the place.
The sun was just not playing fair today ... my guide took this snap of me on the riverbank side of the fort ... that's supposed to be the Taj Mahal off in the distance.
There are mable signs like this all over the fort complex. This one is in the main courtyard area.
This is the Grape Garden. My guide told me that this used to be filled with grape arbors - hence its name. And the large marble structure in the middle was used as a bath - only for the ladies of the court. This courtyard was part of the private court of the Moghul emperors. No one was allowed in here except for the emperor, his immediate family and his most trusted advisors.
The fort is completely surrounded by a moat (empty now) that used to contain alligators and other snakes ... one more deterrent for any invading army. This is the bridge to the entrance to the fort - crossing over the moat into the first set of fortifications.
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The sun was just not playing fair today ... my guide took this snap of me on the riverbank side of the fort ... that's supposed to be the Taj Mahal off in the distance. 
There are mable signs like this all over the fort complex. This one is in the main courtyard area. 
This is the Grape Garden. My guide told me that this used to be filled with grape arbors - hence its name. And the large marble structure in the middle was used as a bath - only for the ladies of the court. This courtyard was part of the private court of the Moghul emperors. No one was allowed in here except for the emperor, his immediate family and his most trusted advisors. 
The fort is completely surrounded by a moat (empty now) that used to contain alligators and other snakes ... one more deterrent for any invading army. This is the bridge to the entrance to the fort - crossing over the moat into the first set of fortifications. 
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