Fatehpur Sikri, Agra : It is city built in red sandstone by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1585 AD, 37 km from Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Today this deserted city with a population of about 30 000 has many old structures. Fatehpur Sikri mosque is a copy of Mecca masjid and has designs derived from Persian and Hindu architecture. The prime locations to visit are Diwan Khana i Khaas, Diwan i am, Turkish Sultana's house, Palace of Jodha Bai, Daulat Khana i Khaas, Sunehra Makan, Panch Mahal, Hawa mahal, Nagina masjid, Birbal's palacem, Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chisti and the Buland Darwaza. Here once lives Sheikh Salim Chishti, a mystic saint who bestowed an heir in Akbar. When blessed with a son, Akbar named his son Salim and shifted his capital to Fatehpur Sikri. The shortage of the plannede capial city later comelled him to abandon it.