Red Fort

Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila, is a medieval fort in Old Delhi, Delhi, India, that served as the Mughal Emperors' principal palace. When Emperor Shah Jahan chose to move his capital from Agra to Delhi, he commissioned the building of the Red Fort on May 12, 1638. Its design, which was originally red and white, is due to architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who also built the Taj Mahal. Under Shah Jahan, the fort marks the pinnacle of Mughal construction, combining Persianate palace buildings with Indian customs.

During Nadir Shah's conquest of the Mughal Empire in 1739, the fort was looted of its artwork and valuables. Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British dismantled the majority of the fort's marble constructions. The fort's defensive walls were mostly unharmed, and it was utilized as a garrison after that.

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, hoisted the Indian flag over the Lahori Gate on August 15, 1947. The Prime Minister hoists the Indian tricolor flag at the fort's main entrance and gives a nationally broadcast address from its ramparts every year on India's Independence Day (15 August). As part of the Red Fort Complex, the Red Fort was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.