Aurangabad

[22 photos]

Description Photo index Map Alwar India Black-and-white pictures of India

Description

Aurangabad (010)

19° 53′ 58″ N, 75° 19′ 11″ E

Aurangabad is a city of Maharashtra, named after the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The city is surrounded with many historical monuments, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as well as Bibi Ka Maqbara. Aurangabad is said to be a City of Gates.

[Read more]

Main Sights

Bibi Ka Maqbara
Ajanta Caves
Ellora Caves

Photo index

Enlarge all photos on this page

Click the pictures to view them in full screen

Collages

Aurangabad (1)

Photos

Size of original pictures: 4,992 x 3,328 pixels, 5,472 x 3,648 pixels or 5,616 x 3,744 pixels

See also

Click the picture to view more pictures of the sight

Taj Mahal (2)

Agra

27° 10′ 24″ N, 78° 2′ 32″ E

Agra, a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal Emperors from 1526 to 1658. It finds mention in the epic Mahabharata where it was called Agrevana, or “the border of…

Google Maps