Red Fort|Delhi red fort

Red Fort is a symbol of freedom and sovereignty. Mughal Emperor Shahjahan laid the foundation of this historical monument in 1638 AD. Without a visit to Lal Quila, the tour of Delhi remains unfinished. It has restored the glorious moments and remnants of the Mughal Empire within its walls. The main entrance gate opens towards the Chandni Chowk of Delhi. The fort has all-important places like public halls, private rooms, private audience and dome. Significant places inside the fort are the Royal Baths, the Shahi Buj and the Pearl Mosque. Auranzeb constructed this mosque with a view of offering prayer to god.  This eloquent place reminds about the grandeur and glory of Mughal Empire.

Delhi red fort and the largest of old Delhi's monuments is the Lal Quila, or the Red Fort, the thick red sandstone walls of which, bulging with turrets and bastions, have withstood the vagaries of time, and nature. The Lal Quila rises above a wide dry moat, in the northeast corner of the original city of Shahjahanabad. Its walls extend upto two kilometre, and vary in height from 18 metres on the river side to 33 metres on the city side in Delhi red fort.

Mughal Emperor Shahjahan started the construction of the massive fort in 1638, and work was completed in 1648. Delhi red fort and the fort sports all the obvious trappings, befitting a vital centre of Mughal government: halls of public and private audience, domed and arched marble palaces, plush private apartments, a mosque, and elaborately designed gardens. Even today, the fort remains an impressive testimony to Mughal grandeur, despite being attacked by the Persian Emperor Nadir Shah in 1739, and by the British soldiers, during the war of independence in 1857.

Entrance to the fort is through the imposing Lahore Gate, which as its name suggests faces Lahore, now in Pakistan. This gate has a special significance for India, since the first war of independence, and has been the venue of many an important speech, delivered by freedom fighters and national leaders of India.

Red fort in delhi and the main entrance opens on to the Chatta Chowk, a covered street flanked with arched cells, that used to house Delhi's most skilful jewellers, carpet makers, weavers and goldsmiths. This arcade was also known as the Meena Bazaar, the shopping centre for the ladies of the court. Just beyond the Chhata Chowk, is the heart of the fort called Naubat Khana, or the Drum House. Musicians used to play for the emperor from the Naubat Khana, and the arrival of princes and royalty was heralded from here.

Red fort in delhi and the Fort also houses the Diwan-i-Amor the Hall of Public Audiences, where the Emperor would sit and hear complaints of the common folk. His alcove in the wall was marble-panelled, and was set with precious stones, many of which were looted, after the Mutiny of 1857. Red fort in delhi and the The Diwan-i-Khas is the hall of private audiences, where the Emperor held private meetings. This hall is made of marble, and its centre-piece used to be the Peacock Throne, which was carried away to Iran by Nadir Shah in 1739.

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