RED FORT by SNAKEY

Photography • Historical • posted on Mar 31, 2006

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Description

The Red Fort was the palace for Shah Jahan's new capital, Shahjahanabad, the seventh Muslim city in the Delhi site. He moved his capital from Agra in a move designed to bring prestige to his reign, and to provide ample opportunity to apply his ambitious building schemes and interests. The Red Fort stands at the eastern edge of Shahjahanabad, and gets its name from the massive wall of red sandstone that defines its eight sides. The wall is 1.5miles (2.5km) long, and varies in height from 60ft (16m) on the river side to 110ft (33m) towards the city. Measurements have shown that the plan was generated using a square grid of 82m. The fort lies along what was once the course of the Jamuna river (it has since changed its course), that fed the moats that surround most of the wall. The wall at its northeastern corner is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh, a defense built by Islam Shah Sur in 1546. The Red Fort was conceived as a whole, and subsequent modifications have not taken away from the overall unity of the scheme. In the 18th century, however, occupiers and looters damaged some sections of the palace. After the Sepoy mutiny of 1857, when the Fort was used as a headquarters, the British army occupied and destroyed many of its pavilions and gardens. A program for restoring the surviving parts of the fort began in 1903. The palace is designed as an imitation of paradise as it is described in the Koran; a couplet repeatedly inscribed in the palace reads, "If there be a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here". The planning of the palace is based on Islamic prototypes, but each pavilion reveals in its architectural elements the Hindu influences typical of Mughal building. The palace complex of the Red Fort is counted among the best examples of the Mughal style at its Shah Jahani peak. :o)) SNAKEY

Comments (20)

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erlandpil

2:06PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Good capture picture

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Loloe

2:32PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Thank you for showing us your wonderful architectures! Very good capture! Bravo!!!

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Hendesse

2:35PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Impressive building, very well captured. Excellent shot!!

ModestyB

3:06PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Protect your self!!!!!!!!!! mayhap ther will be a war :) LOL!!!!! Love peace & undestanding!!!!!!! Puss & Kram

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claudialee

3:54PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Fantastic information on this Red Fort: It's hard to believe that they could build something like this in the 1500's. Thank You!!!

PhotoSmith

4:03PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

The history and the imposing scope of the structure are both stunning. Thank you for such a superb presentation. Wonderful!

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Blush

4:07PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Very impressive and loved the history comments you added with the capture Excellent Vote n hugs Susan~

soulofharmony

4:12PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

wowwwwwwwwwwwww this is absolutely superb love that red brick work :)!!!!!!!!

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TwoPynts

4:19PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Amazingly beautiful architectural image!

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Apophis906

6:12PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

What an amazing photo here, as well as amazing place.

Hopalong

6:30PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

You're kidding--THE BRITISH destroyed and damaged precious monuments around the world, like the Parthenon, Monte Cassino, Washington, D.C. (1812), Dresden....

parb1194

7:54PM | Fri, 31 March 2006

Interesting architecture and color, looks great with that strip of grass.

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