Red Fort Delhi

            Red Fort of Delhi is a historical famous place in the history of India. It was founded by Shah Jahan of the Mughal period. Lalkella got its name because the outer boundary of the fort is made of red stone, after the arrival of the British it was called Ret Fort. Its original name is Kella-e-Mubarak, also given by Shah Jahan. Shah Jahan decided to build the Red Fort when he shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi. During Akbar's time, the capital was Agra. Shah Jahan built the Red Fort in the present day Old Delhi. He chose Delhi because of the extreme heat in Agra. It was built in 1648. Red Fort took 10 years to build. There are three gates to reach Red Fort: Delhi Gate, Lahori Gate, Agra Gate. Shahjahan used to go to Jama Masjid through the gate of Delhi.

 During Aurangzeb's time Moti Mosque was built inside the fort. The doors of the Delhi Durbar are currently closed. The Lahori Gate is open to the public. Aurangzeb built a wall in front of this gate. Through this gate is the road to Diwan-e-Am, Chandni Chowk. Shahjahan described this wall in a letter given by Aurangzeb as Ghunghat Wall, meaning such a beautiful fort as if someone had covered it with a curtain, hence the name Ghughate Wall. Standing in front of this wall, on 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the first Indian independence flag and Since then, the flag is hoisted at the same place every year on Independence Day. Meena Bazar starts from the Lahori Gate. Meena Bazar used to be used by the women of the fort - useful items which are still present today. Inside the fort there is Nahwat Khana, Nahwat sat three times a day during the Mughal period. Mughal emperor Farukshiar was killed here. Inside the fort was the Diwani-i-Am, which was for the trial of the common people and the Diwan-i-Khas for the discussions of the nobles. Here there were many beautiful peacock thrones. There are also many precious carved stones which are not present now. Next comes the Nahar-e-Basi, i.e. storm drain. This is a system to keep the palace cool. Later the British demolished it and made it a cooking area. Mumtaz Mahal, it was also built as a prison by the British. Khas Mahal was for Mother of Badshah herself, with beautiful gardens. All the names here are in Farsi except Sawan and Bhado. There is another gate called Yamuna Gate. Through this gate, the kings used to travel on the Yamuna river route. NESCO declared it as a World Heritage site in 2007, but after the arrival of the British, Mughal art and Victoria art - also available .