The Red Fort

The Red Fort of Agra is perhaps one of the most brilliantly made specimens of Mughal architecture. The fort displays the creative and artistic genius of the the then artisans and the craftsmen to the fullest. Built by three of the Mughals Emperors – Akbar, Jehangir and Shahjehan, the fort is one of the must see tourist destinations in India. It took several decades to build this vast & extraordinary monument of galore.
It was Sultan Sikander Lodi, who first started to construct a fort here.Sikandara lodi 1st named the fort Badalgarh.but in the age of Akbar(Mughal emperor) he replaced the fort name with this high red sandstone ramparts, which give the fort its name-Lal quila(Red fort).The construction of the Red Fort was completed by Shahjehan in 1648.As he wanted to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. But, before he could do this, he was captured and imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in the fort itself, where he stayed until his last breath.