<P> Realising the importance of its central situation , Akbar made it his capital and arrived in Agra in 1558 . His historian , Abul Fazl , recorded that this was a brick fort known as ' Badalgarh ' . It was in a ruined condition and Akbar had it rebuilt with red sandstone from Barauli area Dhaulpur district , in Rajasthan . Architects laid the foundation and it was built with bricks in the inner core with sandstone on external surfaces . Some 4,000 builders worked on it daily for eight years , completing it in 1573 . </P>
<P> Realising the importance of its central situation , Akbar made it his capital and arrived in Agra in 1558 . His historian , Abul Fazl , recorded that this was a brick fort known as ' Badalgarh ' . It was in a ruined condition and Akbar had it rebuilt with red sandstone from Barauli area Dhaulpur district , in Rajasthan . Architects laid the foundation and it was built with bricks in the inner core with sandstone on external surfaces . Some 4,000 builders worked on it daily for eight years , completing it in 1573 . </P>
who built the famous agra fort at agra
who built the famous agra fort at agra
Akbar
Akbar