<P> While chasing Daulat Rao Sindhia's battalions in October 1803, Gerard Lake left the most cumbersome baggage and siege guns in the town . After occupying Agra in 1803, the English established an administrative center here and it remained so until 1850 . In 1815, the Marquess of Hastings ordered repairment of monuments at Sikri and Sikandra . The town was a municipality from 1865 to 1904 and was later made a notified area . The population in 1901 was 7,147 . </P> <P> Fatehpur Sikri sits on rocky ridge, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in length and 1 km (0.62 mi) wide and palace city is surrounded by a 6 km (3.7 mi) wall on three sides with the fourth bordered by a lake . The city is generally organized around this 40 m high ridge, and falls roughly into the shape of a rhombus . The general layout of the ground structures, especially the "continuous and compact pattern of gardens and services and facilities" that characterized the city leads urban archaeologists to conclude that Fatehpur Sikri was built primarily to afford leisure and luxury to its famous residents . </P> <P> The dynastic architecture of Fatehpur Sikri was modelled on Timurid forms and styles . The city was built massively and preferably with red sandstone . Gujarati influences are also seen in its architectural vocabulary and decor of the palaces of Fatehpur Sikri . The city's architecture reflects both the Hindu and Muslim form of domestic architecture popular in India at the time . The remarkable preservation of these original spaces allows modern archaeologists to reconstruct scenes of Mughal court life, and to better understand the hierarchy of the city's royal and noble residents . </P> <P> It is accessed through gates along the 5 miles (8.0 km) long fort wall, namely, Delhi Gate, the Lal Gate, the Agra Gate and Birbal's Gate, Chandanpal Gate, The Gwalior Gate, the Tehra Gate, the Chor Gate and the Ajmeri Gate. The palace contains summer palace and winter palace for queen jodha . </P>

Fatehpur sikri is made up of which rock