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Fatehpur Sikri

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 1986 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Fatehpur Sikri, India
Photo: HibaSiddiqui · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
1986
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Location
Agra district
What it is
fort, city
Founded or built
1569
Elevation
213 m
Official website
fatehpursikri.gov.in/
Reference
WHC 255 · Wikidata Q179046

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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