Agra Development Foundation

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Dīwān-e-Khās

A court's Hall of Private Audience, smaller than the Dīwān-e-Ām. Here envoys and other honoured guests were granted a personal audience with the ruler. At Agra, the Dīwān-i-Khās is a small marble structure near the Dīwān-e-Ām. It is inside a red fort. It was the most ornamental building built by Shahjahan. It was decorated by gems and gold silver linings. A channel built by marble in ...

Red Fort

A fort in the Indian town Agra, also known as the Red Fort (although there is another fort in Delhi which is also called “red”) is a fortress with a glorious history of almost five centuries long, a place designated not only for military leaders, but also for the great statesmen of the Great Mogul era, the majestic rulers who ...

Tajmahal

The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".

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Agra Development Foundation (ADF) is a Charitable Trust registered under the Indian Trust Act vide registered Trust Deed dt. March 30, 2012 with the primary objective of helping the development of Agra as a modern city with (i) sensitivity to historical, religious, cultural and social heritage of the region and (ii) concern for needs for promoting tourism, industrial infrastructure, development consistent with the environmental constraints, traditional crafts and existing industrial base.