SIKANDRA

Sikandra is 5 Miles away from Agra City on the Delhi - Mathura Highway lies in the village of Sikandra. In 1492 A D Sikandar Lodi of Lodi Dynasty after occupying Agra used this place as the capital of his Empire. He called it Sikandra. After 99 years of Sikandar Lodi’s Empire in 1602 A D Emperor Akbar fixed his place for his mausoleum and started to build it. The mausoleum proper stands on a marble plot from 496 feet square and 30 feet high from the level of the ground. The mausoleum is a five-storied building.

The base of mausoleum is 399 feet square. After the death of Akbar when Jahangir went to pay homage to his father on foot he was not satisfied with the construction of his father’s tomb. He extended the area and completed in 1613 A D. Emperor Akbar The Great, selected this place for his burial and started the construction work in 1602 A D but it could not be completed while Akbar lived. He was buried here as per his wish in the catacomb. The main building was constructed by Akbar. Sikandra was finally completed by Emperor Jahangir in 1613 AD with a cost of Rs 15 lakhs. This mausoleum stands in a big garden called Bahishtabad in an area of 150 acres, and is enclosed by a huge wall, having 4 gates towards all the four sides.