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Built in 1639, the sandstone Red Fort is a magnificent piece of architecture. Within its wall are beautiful gardens, palaces and halls. Mughal Emperors made it their home for around 200 years. In recent years, the Red Fort’s significance has not been diminished, either. Keeping with tradition the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, delivers his annual Independence Day speech at the Fort. In 2007, the Fort was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Lahori-Gate the main entrance of the Red fort leads into the shadows of the 'Chhatta Bazaar' or the 'Meena Bazaar'. The Red Fort was the palace for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's new capital, Shahjahanabad, the seventh great city in the Delhi site. The construction of the Red Fort began in 1638 and was completed by 1648. The last Mughal emperor to occupy the fort was Bahadur Shah II "Zafar". Despite being the`seat of Mughal power and its defensive capabilities, the Red Fort was not defended…

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Amazing Architecture: The Red Fort covers a total area of about 254.67 acres enclosed within 2.4 kilometres of defence walls.[1] The walls are punctuated by turrets and bastions. The fort is shaped like an octagon with the north-south axis longer than the east-west axis. The use of marble, floral decorations, double domes in the buildings inside the fort exemplifies the later phase of architecture.

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