About Hessing Tomb:
The tomb actually belongs to colonial times and was built as a mausoleum of Col. John William Hessing’s tomb at Agra, who died here in 1803 by his sons and daughters. However, the architectural style gives the impression of Mughal style of architecture as the idea for this magnificen tomb was borrowed from the Taj. The tomb stands on an 11′ 3″ high square platform housing an underground chamber surrounded by a corridor. It has four octagonal platforms attached to its four corners, while one can ascend to the terrace via twin stairways on the western side of the platform. The tomb itself is about 28′ 6″ high. Each of its side has a massive iwan with two slender square turrets crowned by graceful pinnacles attached to it. These turrets have beautiful square chhatri on their top and vertical fluting on them. The double dome crowning the tomb has an inverted lotus and a kalash finial on its top. There is a stone cenotaph in the centre of the interior chamber boasting of inscriptions in English.
General Information about Hessing Tomb:
Location: Agra
State: Uttar Pradesh
Capital: Lucknow
Language: Hindi, English
Temperature: Max 42˚C, Min 27˚C (summer), Max 26˚C, Min 14˚C (winter)
Best Season: October to February
How to Reach Hessing Tomb:
By Air:
Agra airport is 7 km from the city centre and 3 km from Idgah bus stand and is connected by domestic flights from major Indian cities. There are daily round trip flights from Delhi to Agra, Khajuraho, and Varanasi, with a return to Delhi. It takes only about 40 minutes from Delhi to Agra.
By Road:
Agra is about 204 km from Delhi, the capital of India. There is an excellent national highway connecting Delhi and Agra and it is only a 4 hours drive from Delhi. There are many luxury taxis and buses that drive to Agra everyday. Idgah and Agra Fort are the main bus stands of Agra from where anybody can catch buses to and from or Delhi, Jaipur, Mathura and Fatehpur-Sikri.
By Rail:
Agra is well connected by rail to Delhi, Varanasi and cities of Rajasthan. The main railway station is the Agra Cantonment station. There are many trains connecting Delhi and Agra like Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Taj Express and luxury trains like the Palace on Wheels.