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children of General Perron, French VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
commander of the Scindia forces.
Another Frenchman, Jean Philippe Practical Information
Bourbon, a kinsman of Henry IV Agra district. 201 km (125 miles)
of France, is also buried here. SE of Delhi. * 4,418,797.
n UPTDC, 64 Taj Rd, (0562) 222
P Fort Railway Station 6431; ITDC, 191 Mall Rd, (0562)
Tel (0562) 246 4131. 222 6368. _ Kailash Fair (Aug/
This memorable Raj building Sep). ∑ up-tourism.com/
was constructed in 1891 as a destination/agra/agra.htm
stopping-off point for colonial Transport
tourists visiting Agra’s monu- ~ Kheria, 8 km (5 miles) SW of
John Hessing’s tomb in the Roman ments. The octagonal bazaar city. £ Agra Cantonment, (0562)
Catholic Cemetery chowk that originally connected 242 1204 (UP Tourist Information
the Delhi Gate and Agra Fort to Counter); Raja ki Mandi, (0562)
tomb is that of John William the old city and the Jama Masjid 246 4131; Fort. @ Idgah.
Hessing, a British commander was demolished, and this station,
in the army of the Scindias, the with its French château-style
rulers of Gwalior (see p232). slate-roofed platforms, was use today. Agra’s two other
Hessing’s red sandstone tomb, built in its place. It is still in railway stations are located
built after his death in 1803, is in the cantonment and at
modelled on the lines of the Taj Raja ki Mandi.
Mahal. One of the oldest tombs
belongs to the English merchant,
John Mildenhall (1614), envoy of
Elizabeth I, who arrived at the
Mughal court in 1603 seeking
permission to trade. Other
interesting graves include those
of the Venetian doctor, Bernardino
Maffi, and Geronimo Veroneo
(once wrongly regarded by
some as the architect of the Taj).
Near the chapel, an obelisk
marks the grave of the four Auto-rickshaws parked outside the Fort Railway Station

Agra City Centre
1 Agra Fort Roman Catholic
2Jama Masjid ALIGARH Cemetery
3 St John’s College
4 Roman Catholic S I N G H R D St Peter’s Belanganj
Station
TIWARI R D
Cemetery Church PANDIT KALI C H A R A N
C H H I L I I N T ROA D
5 Fort Railway Station MATHURA Agra City Mandir
Arya Sanaj
Raja-ki-Mandi R A M R ATA N M A R G Station Jain
Temple
Station
St John’s
College PIPAL M A N D I R O A D Itimad-ud-
Chini ka Rauza,
H O S P I TAL R O A D
Rambagh
St John’s Church CHHATTA RD Daulah’s Tomb,
0 metres 1000 R A J A B A L W A N T M A H A T M A G A N D H I R O A D (NH1 1 ) JOHRI
BAZAAR Fort
Railway
0 yards 1000 Jama Station Ya m u n a
Masjid DARESI RD
G HALIBPURA RD
M A NTOLA ROAD
Agra
Fort
Agra Fort
Bus Stand Y A M U N A K I N A R A R O A D
F A T E H P U R S I K R I R O A D GWALIO R RD
Fatehpur
Sikri Idgah GENERAL
Station C H H I P I T O L A R D CARIAPPA RD
Idgah Firoz Khan Taj Mahal
Khwajasara’s Tomb
Cantonment
Idgah
Bus Stand
F A T E H P U R S I K R I R D
Kheria Airport
3km (2 miles)
For keys to symbols see back flap
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