Discover India\'s Golden Triangle : Destination : Agra and Delhi : Video Compact Disc
"The cultural heritage of India’s five thousand-year-old civilizations is manifest in the monuments scattered across the length and breadth of the country. India’s forts, palaces, stupas, temples, mosques and towers show that her architectural tradition has always been a living form of expression. The sculptural and decorative details on our Video Compact Discs, amidst the music of the time, provide vital information and insights into the social, political, cultural, religious and artistic history of the country. The cities of Delhi and Agra, alone capture perfectly the pageantry of India a gorgeous panorama of magestic architectural creations anda rich tradition of art and culture. There is no other city in Asia that has as varied history as Delhi where the empire rose and fell, citadels appeared and disappeared, the city often raided and plundered. It is the city of mysterious eternity where the old ruins proclaim a majestic and imperial past. New Delhi and Old Delhi, is a combination of the old and new. Busy thoroughfares weave around the modern buildings of New Delhi while the architectural marvels of Old Delhi, maintain their dignity and history of centuries.
"Agra, the capital of medieval India, for 150 years, prior to 1658 AD, is dominated by Muslim influences in culture, art, architecture and cuisine, it’s a testament-most notably in the form of spectacular eighth wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal, built by Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal symbolizes not only Agra but also the entire country. Like Venice and the Pyramids of Egypt, it lives upto expectation and effortlessly avoids becoming a cliché of itself. It is the poem in marble where the most cynical will be overwhelmed.
"Fatehpur Sikri near Agra, an epic in red stone, from where ruled the great Akbar, is 16 century complex. When Elizabethans came here in 1583 to meet the Emperor, they were amazed to see a city that exceeded London in both population and grandeur. They lost count of the rubies, Diamonds and plush silks-beautiful relic of the glorious past."
