The Red Fort: The Red Fort represents the
might of the Moghuls, Particulary, when it reached the zenith during
the reign of Shah Jahan who ruled between 1627-1658.
The Red Fort has 14 gates in all but the most important one are: The
Ajemer gate, the Turkman gate, the Kashmiri gate and the Delhi gate.
The construction of the Red Fort (Lal Quila) was started by Shah
Jahan in the year 1639 and completed in 1648. Yudhisthira of
Mahabharata fame is said to have performed the Aswamedha (Royal
horse sacrifice) near here to celebrate the victory of Pandavas over
the Kauravas.
Just to the south of Chandni Chowk which is one of the busiest
business centres in Delhi, is the Jama Masjid, another monumental
creation of Shah Jahan, built between 1650 and 1656. It is grand in
its architectural conception.
