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Delhi is one of the oldest cities in the world. It’s Red Fort has stood witness to the change of innumerable seasons, rise and fall of kings and has survived so many wars. If walls could talk, they would talk of a time when Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, built the fort as the stronghold of his new capital Shahjahanbad at Delhi. The fort completed it’s construction in the year 1648 and remained the residence of Mughal emperors until 1857. Post that it changed hands with British Raj before returning to the independent government of India. The name Red Fort is owed to the red-hued stones used to erect this magnificent structure. Today, Red Fort is an epitome of finest Mughal art and has inspired artists worldwide with it’s Islamic architectural style.
To celebrate the interesting history of this imposing monument, a fascinating sound and light show is organized at The Red Fort. The show tells the grandeur of the Mughals, how Emperor Shah Jahan came to built this place, his reign and then his downfall at the hands of the British, through a vivid spectacle enhanced by stirring sounds and mesmerizing lights. They then move onto focus on the Indian Independence struggle, which is enlivened by motivating and somewhat moving speeches of Chandrasekhar Azad, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. The show concludes with resounding national anthem, a moment of pride to cap off such a memorable experience. Through expert storytelling and master light-sound techniques, Red Fort becomes, even for a short time, a living pulsating portal to history. The sound & light show at Red Fort is a must watch for the foreign tourists as they get to know about the history of India in such dynamic way. Let us organize a comfortable personalized package for you.
History of Red Fort in Delhi
History of Red Fort starts with the very first question of who built the Red Fort. Red Fort was built by Shah Jahan. In the year of 1639, Shah Jahan, decided to shift capital of Mughal Empire Agra to Delhi by the side of River Yamuna. Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was then assigned the task of building the Red Fort.
Construction of Red Fort, Delhi was completed in the year 1648. The construction of the fort took almost a decade for the completion. Red Fort is adjacent to another fort named Salimgarh, which was built in 1546 by Islam Shah Suri, the second emperor of Sur Dynasty.
Red fort history is not only associated with Mughals but is also symbolic of an important part of India’s past, denoting a timeline of the years it has gone through. The architectural excellence of Red Fort later influenced many other monuments of the country.
Red Fort in Delhi, India is not a prominent structure of past but hold equally important place even in present. It is the place from where Prime Minister of India hoists national flag every year on the eve of Independence Day, on August 15th. This has been the tradition since the year of independence in 1947.
Architecture of Red Fort
Red Fort Delhi is the creation of architects Ustad Ahmad and Ustad Hamid. Architecturally, Red Fort or the Lal Quila surpasses many monuments of the world with its carefully planned layout and impressive structure. For instance, if the layout has to be compared, Delhi Red Fort is planned in a better way than the Red Fort of Agra.
The first thing that you will notice about the Red Fort is its massive structure and its red colour. The stone used in red fort is red sandstone, which resulted in the brick red colour of the fort. The fort was used for a wide range of purposes keeping which in mind it has been built.
The tallest structure of the fort is around 33 meters high. The Delhi Red Fort is in the shape of an irregular octagon, comprising of long east and west sides along with two main gates on the western side and the southern side. The walls of the fort along with a few parts have been constructed with red sandstone while rest of the part has been built using marble.
Some of the prominent sections of the fort that are sure to leave you enchanted are Diwan-i-'Aam, Diwan-i-Khass, Tasbih-Khana, Nahr-i-Bihisht, Delhi Fort Museum- Mumtaz-Mahal, Hammam, Moti-Masjid, Hayat-Bakhsh-Bagh, Chhatta-Chowk, Zafar-Mahal, Rang-Mahal, etc.
Later with the advent of British, Lal Qila also came under their rule. Red Fort under British rule went through a lot of changes, in spite of which it didn’t lose the hypnotic charms of its alluring architecture.
