... Lal Quila (the Red Fort) is one of Shahjahanabad's best preserved monuments.
'Shahjahan?' you might be saying to yourself, 'Now where have I heard that name before?'
Shahjahan was the Emperor whose love for his wife Mumtaz and distress at her early death led to the building of the Taj ... Read review
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Advantages: Historic example of Moghul architecture Disadvantages: Rarely included in standard tours
...local lingo. Lal Quila (the Red Fort) is one of Shahjahanabad's best preserved monuments.
'Shahjahan?' you might be saying to yourself, 'Now where have I heard that name before?' Shahjahan was the Emperor whose love for his wife Mumtaz and distress at her early death led to the building of the Taj Mahal - much admired as one of the most beautiful, expensive and over-the-top monuments to love ever built. Shahjahan was overthrown by his son who imprisoned ... ...Lal Quila - or the Red Fort in Delhi- is a monument to something more down to earth - power, wealth and military might. And whilst it will never be as much admired as the Taj or as impressive as Fatephur Sikri (my personal number one most-fantastic-building-on-the-face-of-the-planet), the Red Fort deserves more tourist attention than it seems to receive.
Why don't more people go to the Red Fort?
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Advantages: Beautiful, historical Disadvantages: Touts and people harassing you to buy things
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