Mogul emperor Shahjahan began the building of the solid fortress in the year 1638, and the work was locked 1648. The away sport the whole Drumherum of the hand, those rather to a vital center of the Moghul government: Resound by public and private public, curved and bent marble palaces, Plüsch private dwellings, a mosque and arranged gardens complex.
Until today the fortress is an impressive certification for Mughal size, although it of the Persian emperors Nadir Schah in the year 1739 attacked and of the British soldiers, during the war of independence in the year 1857. Entrance to the fortress becomes by the introduction Lahore gate, the faces, like the name already says Lahore, today in Pakistan. This gate has a special meaning for India, there the first war, independence, and the scene of many an important speech, of freedom fighters and heads of state and government of India was supplied.

The main entrance opens to the Chatta Chowk, a considered road with curved cells flanked, those to Delhi most skillfully jewelers, carpet decision maker, Weber and Goldschmiede house used. This passage was also as Meena bazaar, which shopping centre well-known for the ladies of the yard. Directly behind the Chatta Chowk, is " the heart of the fortress; Naubat Khana or the therefore House. Musician uses, around for whom emperors of the Naubat Khana play, and which arrival of the prince and royalties announced from here. The away is also the Diwan i to or in resounds public audiences, where the emperor sat and complaints of the common people hear.
Its niche in the wall was disguised and occupied with jewels, of those many was pillaged with marble, after the rebellion of 1857. The Diwan i Khas is the entrance hall of private audiences, where the emperor instead of private meetings. This resounds is from marble, and its piece of center, accomplished around the Pfauenthron, far away to Iran was used by nadir Schah in the year 1739.
Today is the Diwan i Khas is only one shade of its old splendour, but reminds the famous Persian Couplet on its wall written us at its former splendour: " If on ground connection a Eden on blessedness is, it that, is it this however none. " The other attractions within this monument enclosed are the Hammams or the Royal of baths, the Burj Shahi, which uses as Shahjahan private work surface, and which Moti Masjid or the Pearl mosque, built of Aurangzeb for its personal use. Rank Mahal or " Palace OF Colors ' accommodated the emperor women and loving. This palace was crowned, tenderly painted and also a complicated mosaic from mirrors decorated with gilded Türmchen, and a cover also gold and silver covered, which reflected marvelously in a central pool on the marble ground.

Also today the Lal Quila is still an eloquent memory of the fame of the Moghul time, and simply one leaves its splendour ehrfürchtig. It is still a calm oasis of the peace, which helps one to set off of the hecticness of the life outside of the walls of the fortress and shifts the visitor into another range of the existence. The red away of Agra is perhaps one of the most beautiful copies of the Mogul architecture, which porträtiert their creative and artistic genius in full courses. It took several decades to build this unusual monument.
The merit/service of this work cannot on a person alone be attributed. Three emperors Akbar, Jehangir Shahjehan and enjoyed in the construction on different periods. The first person, a construction within the range start was Sultan Sikander Lodi, which " the away; Badalgarh" designated. It was torn Akbar off, it and in their place establishes the high walls from red sandstone, which give the away to its name. The legend says that Akbar establishes more than 500 buildings, palaces and pavilions with view of the bank of the river Yamuna in the buildings of the red Forts. These were only " nearly all of its grandchild, Shahjehan and; Jehangiri Mahal" stands still torn off. The white marble of palaces and courts, which one sees today, are above all the work of the Shahjehan.
Shahjehan locked the red one away, as " Lal Qila admits ist" in Hindi, in the year 1648. The walls around the fortress extend over more than two kilometers and vary at a value of 18 meters and 33 meters. Shahjehan built this fortress, because he wanted to shift its capital from Agra to Delhi. But before it became this to do, it imprisoned taken and by its son Aurangzeb in the fortress, where it arrests, until it died. The red away is from the Delhi gate to the west, which break through the external wall are entered. Afterwards one goes through " Hathi Pol" or elephant gate, gefliest and verzierten entrance, which is perforated internal wall. Once inside, one sees " Diwan e bin" and " Diwan e khas" , the pavilions, in those the king gave public, which is common people and the elite and/or. " Mahal" struggled; is water-cooled dwelling for the royal ladies and in the cellar of the fortress gives it a market, where one can buy too much traditional Indian goods to favourable prices.
" Khas Mahal" and " Sheesh Mahal" exquisit decorated halls are to represent those the gloss and the splendour of the Moghul royalties. There is also another entrance to the red one away, that is " Lahori Tor". This entrance leads to the well-known " Chandni Market". In the evenings there is special Ton-und light show for tourist organized, who is must.