The Delhi Fort also known as Lal Qila meaning the Red Fort is located in the walled city of Delhi, and became a World Heritage Site in 2007. Shah Jahan shifted his capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad and laid the foundation of Red Fort on 16th April 1639. It took nine years to build this mighty citadel and it got completed on 16th April 1648. It is said that about one crore rupees, a huge sum in those days, was spent on its construction. Half of the sum was spent to build the exotic palaces lies within the fort. It is built of red sandstone, octagonal in shape, with two longer sides on the east and west. The fort lies along the Yamuna River which surrounds most of the wall

The main entrance to the Lal Quila is through the Lahori Gate. Beyond the gate, there is a roofed passage, flanked by arcaded apartments leading to the palaces, known as Chhatta Chowk. These apartments are now used as shops. The master builders of the Red Fort were Hamid and Ahmad. Visitors are allowed only in a part of Red Fort, as the army occupies the rest of it. Some of the main buildings within the fort are:

-      Diwan-i-Am

-      Hamam

-      Moti Masjid

-      Mumtaz Mahal

*** Red fort is closed on all Mondays for visitors.