
Exploring India (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
If you visit the Sufi-inspired city of
Fatehpur Sikri, the short-lived capital of the Mughal empire between 1571 and 1585, take some time to marvel at the intricate designs carved into the abandoned city’s red sandstone pavilions and palaces. When the English traveller
Ralph Fitch visited Fatehpur Sikri in 1585, he noted that the city was “considerably larger than London and more populous.”