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<a href="index.html"><h1 style="text-align:center;color:brown;font-family:fantasy;font-size:300%;background-color:lightblue;background-color:lightblue;">New Delhi</h1></a>
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<h1>Red Fort</h1>
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<p>The <strong>Red Fort</strong> is a historical
fort in the city of Delhi in India. It was the main residence of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_emperors#List_of_Mughal_Emperors" target="_blank">emperors</a>
of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire" target="_blank">Mughal dynasty</a> for nearly 200 years, until 1857. It is located in the
center of Delhi and houses a number of museums. In addition to accommodating
the emperors and their households, it was the ceremonial and political centre
of the Mughal state and the setting for events critically impacting the region.
</p>
<p>Constructed in <time>1639</time> by the fifth
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as the palace of his fortified capital Shahjahanabad,
the Red Fort is named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone and is
adjacent to the older Salimgarh Fort, built by Islam Shah Suri in <time>1546</time>. The
imperial apartments consist of a row of pavilions, connected by a water channel
known as the Stream of Paradise (<i>Nahr-i-Bihisht</i>). The fort complex is considered
to represent the zenith of Mughal creativity under Shah Jahan,
and although the palace was planned according to Islamic prototypes, each
pavilion contains architectural elements typical of Mughal buildings that
reflect a fusion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timurid_dynasty#Timurid_architecture" target="_blank">Timurid</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_architecture" target="_blank">Persian</a> traditions. The Red Fort’s innovative
architectural style, including its garden design, influenced later buildings
and gardens in Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kashmir, Braj, Rohilkhand and elsewhere.
</p>
<p>The fort was plundered of its
artwork and jewels during <b>Nadir Shah's</b> invasion of the Mughal Empire in <time>1747</time>.
Most of the fort's precious marble structures were subsequently destroyed by the
British following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" target="_blank">Sepoy Mutiny</a> of 1857.The forts's defensive walls were
largely spared, and the fortress was subsequently used as a <b>garrison</b>. The
Red Fort was also the site where the British put the last Mughal Emperor on
trial before exiling him to Rangoon in <time>1858</time>.
</p>
<p>Every year on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)" target="_blank">Independence day</a>
of India (15 August), the Prime Minister hoists the Indian "tricolour flag"
at the main gate of the fort and delivers a nationally-broadcast speech from
its ramparts.
</p>
<p>It was designated a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" target="_blank">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a> in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.
</p>
</p>
<section class="section">
<h1>Gallery</h1>
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<figure>
<img src="Images\Delhi_Gate.jpg" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
<figcaption>
<p><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Gate_(Red_Fort)" target="_blank">The Delhi Gate</a>, which is almost identical in appearance to the Lahori Gate.</i></p>
</figcaption>
</figure>
</td>
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<figure>
<img src="Images\Naubat_Khana_Red_Fort_1857.jpg" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
<figcaption>
<p><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naubat_Khana_(Red_Fort)" target="_blank">Naubat Khana</a> and the courtyard before its destruction by the British, in an 1858 photograph.</i></p>
</figcaption>
</figure>
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<figure>
<img src="Images\panoramic _view.jpg" width="auto" height="263px" alt =""></img>
<figcaption>
<p><i>Panoramic view of the imperial enclosure. From left: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moti_Masjid_(Red_Fort)" target="_blank">Moti Masjid</a>, the hammam, Divan-i-Khas, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khas_Mahal_(Red_Fort)" target="_blank">Khas Mahal</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_Mahal_(Red_Fort)" target="_blank">'Rang Mahal.</a></i></p>
</figcaption>
</figure>
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<figure>
<img src="Images\Red_Fort_Baoli.jpg" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
<figcaption>
<p><i>The baoli (step-well) at the Red Fort, Delhi.</i></p>
</figcaption>
</figure>
</td>
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<figure>
<img src="Images\Red_Zafar_Mahal.JPG" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
<figcaption>
<p><i>Red Zafar Mahal and white Sawan/Bhadon pavilion behind it in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayat_Bakhsh_Bagh" target="_blank">Hayat Bakhsh Bagh.</a></i></p>
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<img src="Images\Shahi_Burj.JPG" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
<figcaption>
<p><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahi_Burj_(Red_Fort)" target="_blank">Shahi Burj</a> and its pavilion.</i></p>
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