Ram Bagh

Guess what? Babur the Great, the conqueror of India and the first Mughal emperor, didn’t like Agra either! He came and conquered Hindustan but didn’t like the place one bit; he found the heat and dust oppressive and wanted to create something more akin to home. Hence the first Mughal garden in India, now called Ram Bagh, was conceived. It was located adjacent to the river, to take advantage of the cooling breeze and water supply so that fountains could be created, water channels on different levels flowing into each other and shady, fragrant trees were planted bearing fruits and fragrant blossoms. In addition to that, he had ice sent from Afghanistan, by horse! Each horse could gallop approx. 2 miles, the first set off with a huge block and by the time it reached Agra, there was still enough to chill his drink. You can still see a couple of these staging posts on the old Agra road. Ram Bagh though barely visited is still very well maintained and definitely worth a visit, take a picnic!