It
is also known as the Hindustani Lal Quila as it is built using red sandstones. It was
originally known as Blessed Fort, which means Quila-i-Mubarak, from ancient
times. Mughal emperors of India used to live here for many years, around 200
years until 1857.
Red Fort Complex
New Delhi The Red Fort Complex was
built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal
Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red
sandstone, it is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh, built by Islam Shah
Suri in 1546, with which it forms the Red Fort Complex. The private apartments
consist of a row of pavilions connected by a continuous water channel, known as
the Nahr-i-Behisht (Stream of Paradise). The Red Fort is considered to
represent the zenith of Mughal creativity which, under the Shah Jahan, was
brought to a new level of refinement. The planning of the palace is based on
Islamic prototypes, but each pavilion reveals architectural elements typical of
Mughal building, reflecting a fusion of Persian, Timurid and Hindu traditions
The Red Fort’s innovative planning and architectural style, including the
garden design, strongly influenced later buildings and gardens in Rajasthan,
Delhi, Agra and further afield.
The planning and design of the Red
Fort represents a culmination of architectural development initiated in 1526 AD
by the first Mughal Emperor and brought to a splendid refinement by Shah Jahan
with a fusion of traditions: Islamic, Persian, Timurid and Hindu. The
innovative planning arrangements and architectural style of building components
as well as garden design developed in the Red Fort strongly influenced later
buildings and gardens in Rajasthan, Delhi, Agra and further afield. The Red
Fort has been the setting for events which have had a critical impact on its
geo-cultural region.
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