The Royal Complex
The Royal Complex is the secular part of Fatehpur Sikri. It is divided into two sections, an adminstrative section which occupies the northern part of the complex, and the private quarters and harem of the emperor, which occupy the southern portion of the complex. There are two tours of the royal complex below--an earlier map-based tour with pop-up descriptions of each of the buildings, and a newer 360-degree virtual tour with embedded audio narration, photos, and videos.
A Map-Based Tour of the Royal
Complex
Instructions: There are two ways to use this tour. You may place the mouse over the numbers in the illustration below, and the respective description page will open [note: this requires that adblock is turned off for this site]. If that does not work, please select the appropriately numbered box the table below and click on the link to open the page.
| 1. Diwan-I-Am |
4. Panch
Mahal |
7. Anup
Talao |
10. Jodha
Bai's
Palace |
| 2. Diwan-I-Khas |
5. Abdar
Khana |
8. Khwabgah |
VR
Panorama
of
Parchesi Court |
| 3. Ankh
Michauli |
6. Turkish
Sultana's
House |
9. Sunehra
Makan |
There is also
a version of this tour
designed specifically
for VR headsets such as Google Cardboard, and
it works with both
iPhones and Android devices. It may be
accessed by scanning on the QR
code to the
left. If you are viewing this site on a mobile
phone, you may access
the VR tour by following this
link.
For iOS devices: scan QR code with your device's camera app, tap on the prompt to open Safari. Select "Allow Device Motion" and the next prompt, "Allow Access to Motion Orientation." Turn the device to landscape mode and a split screen will appear. When the screen turns white, swipe up for fullscreen mode, and place in headset. Here is a video of how to do this--it is simpler than it sounds! [The video opens in a new window--close when done to return to this page]
For Android devices: Open the camera app and use the built-in scanner to scan the QR code above. Confirm that you want to open the website, and wait for it to load--it should load in stereo view. Select the fullscreen ("X" option) from the menu at the bottom. Turn the device to landscape mode and you are ready to go. Here is a video of how to do this--it is simpler than it sounds! [The video opens in a new window--close when done to return to this page]
