India is so much more than just the Taj Mahal, there are so many wonderful archeological places in this country that can easily mesmerize you and make you feel in love with this culture.

One particular place that my husband and I had the opportunity to visit is called Fatehpur Sikri, an ancient city that served as the capital of the Mughal empire for 15 years approximately and that it was pitifully abandoned immediately as soon as they finished it because of the lack of water in the  small lake that supplied the city.

Fatehpur Sikri is a beautiful place to check it out specially if you have already planned to do the circuit of "the golden triangle" which corresponds to Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, because this city is still in Agra, on the way to Jaipur.

Fatehpur Sikri is surrounded by tall sandstone walls on three of their borders and by a lake on the forth side, the buildings inside are a beautiful representation of Hindu and Jain architecture with some Islamic elements marrying up perfectly.

India es mucho más que solo el Taj Mahal, hay muchísimos lugares arqueológicos en este país que llegan a hipnotizarte y hacerte enamorar de esta cultura antigua.

Un lugar en particular que mi esposo y yo tuvimos la oportunidad de visitar se llama Fatehpur Sikri, que es una ciudad antigua que sirvió como la capital del imperio Mogol por 15 años aproximadamente y que lastimosamente fue abandonada apenas terminaron de construirla por la falta de agua del río que solía suplir a la ciudad con agua fresca.

Fatehpur Sikri es un lugar muy bonito para visitar, sobretodo si se ha planificado hacer el circuito del "triángulo dorado" que corresponde a Nueva Delhi, Agra y Jaipur, ya que esta ciudad se encuentra entre Agra y Jaipur así que queda en el camino.

Fatehpur Sikri esta rodeada de paredes altas de piedra arenisca en tres de sus bordes y por un lago en el cuarto borde, los edificios por dentro son una hermosa representación de arquitectura Hindú, Jainista junto con elementos Islámicos que se amalgaman perfectamente.

Fatehpur Sikri was previously called Fathabad, Fateh is a word that in Persian means "victorious'. 

The emperor Akbar that constructed the city wanted to honor a saint called Salim Chishti, because when he was 26 years old he was still trying to get an heir to the throne, so he went to find this famous saint in a city called "Sikri" and thanks to his blessing he gave Akbar 3 sons, so that is the reason why the whole complex is built around this saint's tomb and also why it has that name.

Fatehpur Sikri was abandoned for 400 years, and their buildings are a reminder of the extravagance of the Mughals. 

The mosque in Fatehpur Sikri is said to be a copy of the mosque in Mecca and has designs inspired in Persian and Hindu architecture.

A guided tour to this once solemn capital of the Mughal empire in India is a must to experience the true historic depth it contains.