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Invested through AGRA platforms. $ 300 M. Targeted farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices. 30 %. Targeted farmers to adopt nutrient-dense or climate-smart crop varieties. 40 %. Countries supported to develop strategies and investment plans for food system transformation pathways. 12.
Agra transformed into a hub of art, culture, learning and commerce. The city’s lip-smacking food, awe-inspiring monuments, and arts and crafts stand as relics of this illustrious antiquity. Its rich repertoire of arts and crafts has seeped into its modern personality too: Agra is a haven for crafts like marble and soft stone inlay work.
Taj Mahal. An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0.
Agra. Agra (Hindi: आगरा Āgrā) is the city of the Taj Mahal, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, some 200 km from Delhi . Agra has three UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort in the city and Fatehpur Sikri 40 km away. There are also many other buildings and tombs from Agra's days of glory as the capital ...
Fort d'Agra. À proximité immédiate des jardins du Taj Mahal, le Fort rouge d'Agra, monument significatif du XVII e siècle moghol, est une puissante citadelle de grès rouge enserrant dans son enceinte de 2,5 km de périmètre la ville impériale, avec un grand nombre de palais féeriques, comme le palais de Jahangir ou le Khas Mahal, bâti par Shah Jahan, des salles d'audience, comme le Diwan-i-Khas, et deux très belles mosquées.
Things to do in Agra. Witness the Charm of Taj Mahal, Explore the Jewel Of Agra- Agra Fort, Explore the Sandstone City- Fatehpur Sikri, Delve in the Beauty of Jahangir Mahal, Savor the lip Samcking Delicacies, Delve in the Spirituality of Jama Masjid, Mehtab Bagh, Explore the Charming Garden- Anguri Bagh, and more.
On visiting the Agra Fort, you will come across Diwan-i-Am or the Hall of Public Audience. This hall with numerous pillars is said to be erected by Shah Jahan in the year 1628. On heading little forward, you will see Royal Pavilions abounding in elegant mosques including Nagina Masjid and Mina Masjid, palaces like Macchi Bhavan, Khas Mahal, Shish Mahal and Shah Jahani Mahal and the Zenana Mina Bazaar.
