Chini ka Rauzaचीनी का रौज़ा
The tiled Persian tomb on the east bank that nobody visits, five minutes from the Baby Taj.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereAgra, Uttar Pradesh
Braj & Agra
Braj & Agra
Kind of placeMonuments & Heritage
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyeast bank, Agra, Agra Fort station
EntryFree · open daily
About Chini ka Rauza
The tomb of Afzal Khan Shirazi, a Persian poet who was Shah Jahan's finance minister and died in 1639, and the only Mughal building in Agra covered in glazed Persian tiles, which is what chini means here. Much of the tile has gone and the site is neglected, but the surviving panels of blue, orange and green are enough to see how it once looked. Five minutes from Itmad-ud-Daulah, free, and usually empty.
What to see and do
- Surviving glazed tile panels
- Bulbous Persian dome
- Riverside setting
- Itmad-ud-Daulah five minutes away
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