RED FORT COMPLEX
PLACE: DELHI
BUILT
BY: EMPEROR SHAHJAHAN IN 17TH CENTURY
FAMOUS FOR: MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE, MIXED ARTISTIC CREATIVITY
HISTORY: This fort is also known as “LAL QUILA” and it
was a part of the new capital city of SHAHJAHANBAD located to the north of Delhi. This
fort is the glory of Mughal's creativity. This fort is built with a mix
architectural design of Persian, Timor, and Indian architectural styles. The
planning of this fort is a geometrical grid lines. The fort walls built with
red sandstone hence, it is RED FORT. It is located on the right bank of the
River Yamuna which linked to the Salimgarh fort through a bridge over a river
channel which is now used as a city road. In 2007 UNESCO declared RED FORT as a
world heritage site.
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