Red Fort

The Red Fort easily features among the famous Indian historical sites. Emperor Shah Jahan has been credited to build Delhi's most splendid and stunning monument, the Red Fort. When Shah Jahan made the decision to change the Mughal Empire's capital from Agra to Delhi in 1638, a new imperial palace in the form of Red Fort (Lal Qila) came into being. Almost a decade got used up in its final completion as the construction got underway in 1639 and completed in 1648.

The Red Fort attracts a huge crowd for its architectural brilliance. The Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate are two main entrances the fort enjoys wherein the latter faces Chandni Chowk, the city's most well-known and crowded market. The Fort comprises the Diwan-i-Am or the Hall of Public Audiences made of marble to initiate meetings and gatherings of common men. The Peacock Throne full of rubies and gems formed the foremost piece of the Diwan-i-Am.

The hammams or the Royal Baths form the other attractions of the Red Fort. Besides, travellers get to see the Shahi Burj, Shahjahan's private working area, and the Moti Masjid or the Pearl Mosque. Even the present day Red Fort is an articulate aide memoire of the grandeur of the Mughal era, and its radiance purely leaves one enthralled. The Red Fort is still a peaceful retreat of concord that enormously helps one to escape from piercing and demanding life outside the walls of the Fort.

The visitors here feel like reaching to almost another realm of existence. On India's Independence Day every year, the Red Fort hosts the Prime Minister of India to address the nation.

Reaching Red Fort

Getting to the Red Fort is a bit easy task due to the superb connectivity New Delhi maintains from rest of the India as well as world.

Air: Delhi maintains a superb connectivity by air to all the major destinations of the world.

Rail: Delhi with its two railheads - New Delhi Railway Station and Old Delhi Railway Station offers a fine train service to all parts of India.

Road: Delhi boasts of an outstanding set-up of roads, and reaching Delhi from nearby places is a simple task.

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