One of the most interesting tourist attractions in Delhi, Red Fort is the pride of not only Delhi but entire India. On the most important national day, Independence Day, the Prime Minister address the nation from the Red Fort. Red Fort is counted among important national structures of India and is an important World heritage site. Millions of people visit this grand structure from Indian history on their Delhi Travel.

Location of Red Fort

Red Fort is located in old Delhi in Chandni Chowk area. Old Delhi Railway Station and the Kashmiri Gate bus terminus are nearby Red Fort. One can easily reach this important of landmark of Delhi on his Delhi Tour.

History OF Red Fort:

Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan had a fetish for building grand structures.  He laid foundation of this majestic citadel, Red Fort or Lal Qila, on 16th April, 1639 when he shifted his base from Agra to Shahjahanabad. It took nine long years to get completed and its construction completed on 16th April, 1648. An astronomical amount of money, about one crore was spent on its making. Hamid and Ahmad were its master builders.

Description of Red Fort

Octagonal in its shape, Red fort is built of red sand stone.  It has two longer sides on east and west. Ramparts of red Fort encompass about 2.41 km. On the town side, it rises to 33.5 m and on the river Side (Yamuna River), it is 18 m high. Three storeys high Lahori Gate and Delhi Gate are main gateway of the Red Fort. Visitors are allowed only in a

part of Red Fort, rest is occupied by the Army.

Some of the main structures in the Red Fort as following

Diwan-i-Am

Hall of Public Audience, originally, was a richly ornamented hall with gilded stuccowork. It was the place where, emperors used to hold his court.

Diwan-i-Khas

Hall of Private Audience was the place where empower used to receive his private guests and this hall has the priceless Peacock Throne.

Hamam

This richly decorated bathroom set accompanies the Diwan-i-Khas.

Moti Masjid

It was the personal mosque of Aurungzeb and it is situated on the west of Hamam.
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