Red Fort

One place which is always recommended to all the visitors to Delhi, the Red Fort or Lal Qila, built in red sandstone on the banks of river Yamuna. Shah Jahan constructed the fort when he wanted to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Completed in 1648, it has two main entrances, Delhi Gate and Lahori Gate, which faces the famed Chandni Chowk market. The fort has the Diwan-e-Am, the place where public grievances were heard. The other feature is the Diwan-e-Khas (khas means special) where the king would grant audience to important people. The well produced Sound and Light Show here every evening in Hindi and English brings alive the history of Delhi and the last famous words of Bahadur Shah Zafar, "dilli door hai" after which India was thrown into 300 years of British colonialism.