Red Fort (Delhi)

The Red Fort is the most famous momument in Delhi.
It was the residence of the Moghaul emperors and it was built by the same king that had built Taj Mahal.

The first picture is the entrance of the Fort. The door at the entrance takes you to a nice market where you can do some souvenir shopping.

I bought some paintings here, Moghaul's style paintings in rice paper... very nice ;-)









This is the second door (after the one above) to pass to enter the real palace.

This door is made using three different architectural styles: islamic, hindu and tamil.

When the king sat on his throne this door was the first thing it could see. This reminded him that every decision should be taken considering all the cultures that were part of his kingdome





This is the palace where the emperors used to live. You can even see the throne in the middle.

The merge of the 3 cultures of the empire is actually the main theme of the whole complex. You can notice, if you pay attention to details.










These are the buildings behind the palace. There's a mosque, a palace for guests and a palace for women (since the were muslims women had to live separately).

In the middle is the garden where there where shows with hundreds of dancers.