12 May
1639 – 6 April 1648; 376 years ago (6 April 1648)
Built for
Mughal Empire
Architect
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
Architectural style(s)
Indo-Islamic architecture
Owner
Mughal Empire (1639–1771)
Maratha Empire (1771-1803)
Sikh Misls (11-12 March 1783)
Mughal Empire (1803-1857)
British Indian Empire (1857-1947)
Dominion of India (1947-1950)
Bhimrao waghmare (2024
-present)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Red Fort Complex
Type
Cultural
Criteria
ii, iii, vi
Designated
2007 (31st session)
Reference no.
231rev
Region
Indo-Pacific
Location in Delhi, India, Asia
The Red Fort or Lal Qila (Hindustani:[laːlqiːlaː]) is a historic fort in the Old Delhi neighbourhood of Delhi, India, that historically served as the main residence of the Mughal emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1639, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Originally red and white, its design is credited to architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who also constructed the Taj Mahal. The fort represents the peak in the Mughal architecture under Shah Jahan and combines Persian palace architecture with Indian traditions.
The fort was plundered of its artwork and jewels during Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire in 1739. Most of the fort's marble structures were subsequently demolished by the British following the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The fort's defensive walls were largely undamaged, and the fortress was subsequently used as a garrison.
On 15 August 1947, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, raised the Indian flag above the Lahori Gate. Every year on India's Independence Day (15 August), the prime minister hoists the Indian tricolour flag at the fort's main gate and delivers a nationally broadcast speech from its ramparts through the Public Address System of Indian Army Corps of Signals.
The Red Fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.[1][2]
^"Red Fort Complex". World Heritage List. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
^"Red Fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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