ADSactly Travels - Red Fort - The Pride of India
Red Fort is also known as “Lal Quila” is a very famous fort in India. The Fort is in the center of Delhi which is the capital of India. The Red Fort is the largest monument in Delhi. It was named “Red Fort” because most of the construction was done by using the red sandstones. This site comes under “UNESCO World Heritage Site” and is taken care by “ASI,” archaeological survey of India.
History of Red Fort:
This fort was constructed by the 5th Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The fort lies along Yamuna river. The Emperor wanted to move his capital from Agra to Delhi. Shah Jahan built this palace for the royal stay. The construction of the fort started in the sacred month of Muharram in 1639, and it took almost ten years to complete it. The fort has seen various important historical events including multiple times invasion of the fort by other Mughal Emperors, British rule. The fort also came under a treaty signed between the Mughals and the Marathas in 1752. Jewels, artwork and other precious stones were used in this palace but looted when Nadir Shah invaded the Fort in 1747.
Once India got freedom, this fort was a military cantonment. The control of the Fort handed over to Archaeological Survey of India on December 22, 2003.
Indian Politics:
Red Fort is an integral part of Indian politics. The prime minister of India hoists the national flag at the Red Fort on Independence Day (August, 15) and shares his thoughts with the Nation. This speech also broadcasts on national television and all other significant channels in India. The Red Fort even got an honor to print on India currency of Rs 500 note.
Structure and Architecture:
The Red Fort is enormous and spread across 250 acres of land. This fort has a massive structure and has:
Lahori Gate and Defense:
Lahori Gate is the main entrance gate to the Fort and named before the direction of the gate towards the Lahore City. The gate along with the Fort’s walls is gigantic and provided the defense to the fort. A wall 2.4 Kms in length surrounds the Fort. There is a vacant space just before the main Fort wall. That area used to fill up with water and hungry crocodiles were there so that no enemy could try to climb the wall. It added to the defense of the fort.
Naubat Khana
The site was a multi-story building for entertainment. Drums and music were the primary sources of the entertainment at that time. A courtyard is also there in front of the “Naubat Khana.”
Diwane-i-Am:
In Urdu, “aam” means general and we use this word for ordinary people, meaning those who do not belong to royal families. As the name suggests, this was the place for ordinary civilians of that time. Here, the trial of different cases used to happen. Shah Jahan along with a group of superior people who used to hear those and then give a verdict. This place has a big Emperor throne decorated with precious stones. Arcaded departments, where chief people used to stay are all around this building.
Diwan-i-Khas:
In Urdu “Khas” means “special”. So, it was a place for royal people. This site has a significant arcade-like structure which was all covered by white marble and with fabulous artwork. This area inlaid with the precious stones. One can see the artwork now as well. This site also has a significant garden in front of this building which now has a big sitting arrangement. People can sit here, take rest and can enjoy the view of different structures within the Red Fort.
Diwan-i-Khass also had a Hammam, a place to take a bath and a Masjid named “Moti Masjid.”
Others:
Rang Darbar means place of “colors.” This building had multiple colors and divided into six compartments.
In front of Rang Darbar there is a fountain where a musical fountain show runs. This musical play depicts stories about great Mughal emperor.
Red Fort place also had some other beautiful buildings and many small and significant gardens.
This entrance of this place also has a market to buy accessories stuff, monuments and books related to “Red Fort” and other famous areas in India.
What Else Is There To Do?
Red Fort is in the center of Delhi, which is just in front of one of India’s biggest retail market in many segments including publication houses, electronic market and others. The name of this place is Chandni Chowk, and which has a presence in many Bollywood movies.
Fried Paranthas:
Chandni Chowk has many places which are there for centuries now and are famous for fried paranthas (a type of bread). Big celebrities including the Prime Minister of India have also visited these places.
Natraj Chat:
This place is also good for munching some fast food.
Shish Mahal:
It’s a gurudwara (a place where Sikh worships). One can visit this beautiful site as well if that person attends here.
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It is a very cool place. I like pink color and this place are full of pink. It is nice!
Amazing photos ..
I hope you enjoyed your trip. These places increase the passion for life and inspiration
Thanks for sharing
As a residential security expert and physical security professional, I love old fortifications like these. There is a lot involved and generations of knowledge used to build them. Attack angles, lines of fire, and number of fighting positions are just the beginning.
They naturally wanted them to be both beautiful and efficient. By efficient I mean defense capability. In my line of work, the primary objective is layered defense. The more layers, the more time. No fortification was impenetrable. The better ones just gave the defenders more time.
This one is a very good example to study. They have tons of firing positions and very few blind spots. I wonder why they drained the moat though. That would be an interesting thing to discover. Perhaps the maintenance costs were too high to keep it filled in with water.
Even the way the fortifications were laid out was important. The objective was to route attackers into kill cages, open ground, or where your defenses were the strongest. The images above will give you a good example of how they were working towards that objective.
This fort was designed well, and the architects were masters of their craft!
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Thank you for the compliment!
I'm a residential security expert and student of physical security in general. Studying old fortifications can teach a person a lot about how to secure a modern building or home. Residential security specifically is seriously lacking in most areas, and I'm planning to correct that problem.
Physical security is my passion, but I don't plan to do what most others do. They usually do the corporate work since it pays so much, but I will help the individual home owner instead! I'm currently working towards my Physical Security Professional board certification through ASIS, and I'm also a Private Investigator in Virginia.
If you have the time, check out some of my old posts about residential lighting, barriers, etc. I'll post more in the future too.
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Interesting thoughts; enjoyed reading
Love your insight!
They don't build structures like this anymore.
Thank you! A home can be built with physical security in mind and still be your castle, but it won't exactly look like one of these. :)
For real!
Mosts modern buildings are eye sores.
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Wow!!
Very well explained :)
Thank you! I'd love to be there in person. It is a beautiful site.
I hope, you visit here soon :)
Ya.....it might not be there after a while.
And even if it is, it would be modified for maintenance...😥
Regarding the moat, dengue's been a prevalent disease in Delhi for quite some time now. Maybe to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes, they drained the otherwise stagnant water?
Fun fact: You'll notice a small platform in front of the Emperor's throne in Diwane-i-Am. That's where the minister would stand to read out all the cases.
Source: The audio tour I took at the Red Fort recently. It's worth the price.
Yes! This makes perfect sense. Thanks. :)
Thank you for taking interest in the Red Fort :)
i visited here and this place is really amazing come and visit all.
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I would like to also visit Red Fort
Agreed Architects were the master of their art and nice detailed comment.
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Red fort is beautiful and it is the artichtecture of old mughals who ruled over 1000 years on indo pak. Many of mughal empire beautiful structures and building are still there.
including Red fort, Taj mahal, Badhi mosque in lahore.
thanks for sharing nice post.
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Hey @finnian,
It is totally like Shahhi Qila which is located in Lahore Pakistan. Amazing post:)
I'll have to look that place up too. Thanks!
That's an amazing place too. I was just looking at images from it. These fortifications are like many religious buildings though, and I have to wonder if the people laboring to make them were forced or not or heavily taxed to pay for them. Supposedly a lot of European fortifications were built by paid builders. Even then though, the rulers had to get that money through taxes. The price of security perhaps?
How is the weather in Delhi.
Going to travel in India for at least 4 months after my studies.🌏
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I would like to travel in India too next year. This year I am planning to see 30% of Europe Countries and United States!
wow you're ambitious! Have fun in your travels!
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Great to see these pictures and read about India again. Awesome memories coming up :)
that's awesome
India ;the country of different religion ruller among the biggest battle history and their alive arctitecture buildings that makes their glory alive.
red fort is really a great and beautifull fort and look like all the great and natural beauty not look like the art of man the incredible beauty of fort is attracting to go there and live and feel the joys in the cool and relax in this fort and also good that you make a tour here
really a man dont describe the beauty and greatings of this fort in words and these photos are showing and prove this,,,the whole walla in red colors and the old style and from the linside beautifull mar mar is make it more more beautifull and the attractive place thanx for share it like your always
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I have an Indian friend who was born and raised in America. She learned a bit of Hindi from her mother. They also have pilgrimage in their own religions. You go in and out of the Ganges River, which is pictured above. The river is sacred. Allahabad is the name of the city where the pilgrimage is made.
Anyway, for the first time in my friend's life, he went to India. The pilgrims coincided with the time of the pilgrimage. When he returned he was telling about his adventures. He did not go there until he went there. Because he left his deaths to the north. Disgusted, uninjured.
The sculptures also told about the events that happened to the temples he went to for his sake:
In the temple, the sculpture stands behind a curtain. If you give money to the task, it opens the curtain for a while, closing the sculpture once again. The more you pay, the longer it keeps open. Opening the curtain ...
I think it would be enough to visit India to understand how religion in Islam is at a higher level. @adsactly
This building looks very familiar. I love Indian movies, must have seen it in an Indian movie but not sure of which. It is obvious it is deeply rooted in the history of India.
250 acres of land?!?! That is massive! Had no idea on much of the history in India so thank you for posting your experience. Very cool!