Red Fort of Delhi

Red-fort is made with the red sand stones along the river Yamuna. About 2.4km of the circumference is surrounded by a wall. Shah Jahan Built this fort. The two main entrances are the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate which is facing Chandni Chowk market. The Diwan-e-Aam, and Diwan-e-Khas of the fort where was a place where the king granted audience to important people respectively Adjacent to this is the Rang Mahal, for the ladies which was called as the water cooled apartment.The Red fort in Delhi was called as the Urdu - I- Mu'alla or the Qila - I- Mu'alla (the 'fort of exalted dignity') and this was called by the almighty emperor Shahjahan. Travel to this red sandstone monument that serves as the reminder of the Mughal Emperors. During the British colonial rule The fort came to be known as the 'Lal Qila'.

In Old Delhi, you might visit the ramparts of the Red Fort. Decision for the Construction of Red Fort was taken in 1639, when Shahjahan thought of taking and shifting his capital from Agra to New Delhi. The time span which took eight years, when Shahjahanabad was completed with the Red Fort-Qila-i-Mubarak New Delhi's seventh fort. It was the last fort built in New Delhi and it witnessed the splendor and the defeat and fall of the Mughals and British rule and there was a dawn of the Independence day.

Red Fort is one of the most magnificent place of the world. History of India is also very closely linked with this fort. Mughal ruler the last ruler Bhadur Shah Zafar was disposed off from here by the British bringing to the end of the three century long Mughal rule. First Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawharlal Nehru, who announced that the nation was free form colonial rule. The mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, who was ruling in Agra decided to shift to Delhi and laid the foundation of Red Fort in Delhi in 1618. For the purpose of its inauguration in 1647, main halls of the fort were draped in rich tapestry and it was covered with silk which was brought from china and velvet from Turkey. Its circumference is almost one and a half miles, the fort is an irregular octagon and is having two entrances, the Lahore and Delhi Gates.

The Red Fort construction began in the year 1639 during Shah Jahan's rule in Delhi. The structure was completed in the year 1648.In Yamuna river used to flow right next to the eastern edge of Red-Fort . People in those days used to enter the fort by crossing wooden drawbridges either on elephant back or horseback. Within the Red Fort the places of interest that deserved a special mention are the Chatta Chowk, Naubat Khana, Diwan-I-Khas, Diwan-I-Aam and the Rang Mahal which was especially made for the ladies of the royal families.

A special audience hall called Diwan-I-Khas where the Emperor used to meet his important guests. The most magnificent feature of the Diwan-I-Khas used to be the jewel studded Peacock Throne.

The river Yamuna changed its course and now it cannot be seen anymore from the fort. The Red Fort is an attractive place that offers diversity to its visitors. In the evening one can visit the light and sound show. Thought it is not interesting but it tells the history of the fort in an intriguing manner.