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The Red Fort (Lal Quila)Delhi's most magnificent monument was built by the Mughal emperor Shan Jahan as a royal residence within his new capital of Shahjahanbad the Lal-Qila has a perimiter of 2.41Km.
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Situated towards Old Delhi it took a cab and a cycle rik to arrive at our destination.Built by the Mughal emperor Shan Jahan as a royal residence within his new capital of Shahjahanbad the Lal-Qila has a perimiter of 2.41Km. Situated towards Old Delhi it took a cab and a cycle rik to arrive at our destination.Lal Quila23/01/2005 10:22:02/cms/cms.asp?page=/OffshoreInIndia/Trips Away/Trip to Delhi/The Red Fortsupporting/offshoreinindia/photos/delhi\redfort\redfort.jpgto be addedLal Quila (translates as the Red Fort) dates back nearly 1000 years. Read more about it here.supporting/offshoreinindia/photos/delhi\redfort\redfort1.jpg A view from outside Some idea of how large the fort is. This was the perimeter wall.supporting/offshoreinindia/photos/delhi\redfort\redfort2.jpg The front gate. The intimidating main enterance to the fort.supporting/offshoreinindia/photos/delhi\redfort\redfort3.jpg new item Inside the fort was split up into many seperate rooms and halls where the emperor and his aids lived.supporting/offshoreinindia/photos/delhi\redfort\redfort4.jpg new item This amazing structure was the main hall used by the Emperor to hold public audiences.supporting/offshoreinindia/photos/delhi\redfort\redfort5.jpg new item Another of the marble structures in the fort.supporting/offshoreinindia/photos/delhi\redfort\redfort6.jpg new item After walking around the 2km square fort Sham sits back in a rickshaw for a well earned rest.
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Delhi's most magnificent monument was built by the Mughal emperor Shan Jahan as a royal residence within his new capital of Shahjahanbad the Lal-Qila has a perimiter of 2.41Km.
Situated towards Old Delhi it took a cab and a cycle rik to arrive at our destination.
Lal Quila (translates as the Red Fort) dates back nearly 1000 years. Read more about it here.
Some idea of how large the fort is. This was the perimeter wall.
The intimidating main enterance to the fort.
Inside the fort was split up into many seperate rooms and halls where the emperor and his aids lived.
This amazing structure was the main hall used by the Emperor to hold public audiences.
Another of the marble structures in the fort.
After walking around the 2km square fort Sham sits back in a rickshaw for a well earned rest.
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