The Red Fort is well, a fort built a long time ago. Inside the sprawling complex are little streets filled with small stores which leads into open grounds. Parts of the Red Fort are still used as uhm, forts, to house soldiers. But the palaces inside are open to the public.
It's made of red sandstone, I think, hence, the name.
There's a really wide paved road going into the fort (so they can see enemies approaching)
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| Imposing Red Fort |
The wall is really imposing, see how small the man (bottom right corner) is compared to it.
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| Wall and ramparts(?) |
The wall surrounds the entire complex. Here are photos off to the side...
Side of the walls, upon entering
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| Entrance facade |
After passing through the shops, the first building you will see is the audience hall (I guess)
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| Inside Red Fort |
It's an open air building with high ceilings...
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| Open air building with scalloped arches |
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| Scalloped arches |
Where we came from
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| Arch silhouette |
This audience hall was supposedly the site of the Peacock Throne (which I think was stolen by invaders or disappeared through the mists of time)
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| Raised platform |
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| Close up of details |
Next in Part 2, buildings inside the Red Fort.
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