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My Agra's walk

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M y A gra ’s walk (storytellersandeep) Agra  is a grand old city. It is 5,000 years old city. This city was called Agravan which meant first forest. Lord krishna was also born in one of these forests 5000 years before. But with the time it lost its glory and history. In 1565, one king Akbar renamed this city Akbarabad. All merchants and commoners used to live in the north of the Agra fort.  This part of the city still survives. But most of the tourists do not reach at this part of the town due to ignorance. They see only hotels, monuments shopping arcades at fatehabad road. This old part of Agra is very live and houses and havelis still have 60-70 years old architecture which is missing in New Agra. Dr Ram Dutt Gali Hindu Architecture Hindu Architecture Lotus designs  Peacocks on the front wall of an Hindu House Metal railing with designs of Hindu God and Goddess I and my friend Harsh decided to go on a walk into t