Red Fort in Delhi

Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila in Hindi, is a historic fort complex located in Old Delhi, India. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the mid-17th century and served as the residence of the Mughal emperors for nearly 200 years. The...

In 1639, Emperor Shah Jahan, the fifth Great Mughal, commissioned a new fort in Delhi and founded the city of Shahjahanabad. Over the coming centuries, Shahjahanabad became a vibrant cultured city that its locals – such as Mirza Ghalib – called...