Red Fort Delhi
Red Fort Delhi. Have visited this more than 350 year old fort at least 7 to 8 times and carried away by its beauty. This was built by Shahjahan during the period 1638-1648 when he shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi. The architect of the Fort Ustad Ahmed Lahauri was not a Professional architect in the modern sense. Without advanced instruments he was able to build a fort with pin point geometrical propositions. The fort was looted of its riches by Nadir Shah in 1739 and by the British colonialists after the fall of Bahadur Shah Zafar II the last mogul emperor in 1857. The loot are on display at Victoria Albert Museum, London and at New York Metropolitan Museum.
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