Dilli's Red Fort by the YamunaOn 15 August 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled independent India's flag from the Red Fort's ramparts. The Red Fort, a monument that recorded some watershed moments of the anti-colonial struggle, became India's lasting symbol of Independence. This work tells the story of this Fort, made in red sandstone, built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. Dilli's Red Fort: By the Yamuna' presents the story of the imposing Fort in red sandstone built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan (1628-58).Originally known as Qila-i-Mubarak-the Fortunate or Auspicious' |
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PARTI A Silent Witness | 9 |
Making History | 10 |
Delhi Beckons | 12 |
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Akbar arcade Army Asad Burj Aurangzeb Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shah II baoli barracks basin Bazaar beautiful Bhadon Pavilion bridge British buildings built canal ceiling central centre chamber Chandni Chowk channel chhajja citadel coloured Courtesy courtyard decorated Delhi Gate Diwan-e Diwan-e-Am Diwan-e-Khas domes Durbar east eastern elephants engrailed engrailed arched entrance façade floor fountains freedom fighters front gateway gold Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon hall Hammam Hayat Baksh garden Hira Mahal INA trial India inlay inscriptions jewels Khas Mahal King Koh-i-noor Lahore Gate lakh rupees Mehtab Bagh metres Mohammad mosque Moti Masjid Mughal emperors Mumtaz Mahal Mumtaz Mahal Museum Musamman Burj Mussaman Nadir Shah Nahr-i-Bahisht Naubat Khana octagonal original ornamental painted palace Peacock Throne pillars plinth Rang Mahal red sandstone reign restoration River Yamuna royal Salimgarh Sawan Shah Burj Shah Jahan side Singh square stones Swatantrata Sangram Sangrahalaya tank umarahs wall western white marble Zafar Mahal