Photos of Tomb of Akbar the Great

To commemorate Akbar the Great, who brought prosperity to the Mughal Empire, his son Jahangir built the tomb in 1613 AD. The architectural style was a novel hybrid at the time. It can be seen from the four tall white marble minarets erected at the four corners of the gatehouse. The cemetery is majestic. The four walls of the south gate are dug out doors and windows with cave-like arches, and white, black and blue stones are densely inlaid on the red sandstone outer wall to form gorgeous flowers and geometric patterns. The real stone material, after hundreds of years of wind and rain, still looks brand new and beautiful. Along the door frame is inlaid a circle of white marble, on which is engraved with Persian verses praising Akbar the Great. The original design concept was to bury all his descendants here, but in fact, apart from Akbar himself, only one of his princesses was buried here. The mausoleum is set in a peaceful garden that still has deer grazing as quietly as they did during the Mughal era.