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    Red Fort Description :                                                                                        

   Red Fort is laid outalong the river Yamuna as an irregular octagon.  The 
  Mughal king Shah Jahan transfered the capital from Agra to Delhi and the 
  Fort was completed in 1648. The fort has two main entrances , the Delhi
  Gate and the Lahori Gate which faces the famed Chandni Chowk market.  
  The Fort has Diwan-e-am, and Diwan-e-Khas where the king would grant
  audience to the public and would grant audience to important people respectively .

  Naubat-Or Naqqar-Khana :- The Naubat or 'Naqqar-Khana' (drum house) stands
  at the entrance of the palace area, and was used for playing music five times a 
  day at propitious hours. It was also called "Hathipol", as visitors dismounted from 
  their elephants (hathi) here.

  Mumtaz Mahal :- There existed originally six main palaces along the river front, 
  with the 'Nahr-i-Bihisht' (stream of paradise) flowing through them. One of these
  to the north of the Mumtaz-Mahal, called 'Chhoti Baithak', has disappeared.
  The emperor received the general public here and heard their complaints.

  Diwan-I-'Am :- The Diwan-i-'Am (hall of public audience) is the next building 
  reached by the visitor. Originally, it had a courtyard on its front. 

  Hammam :- On the north of the Diwan-i-Khas lies the bathroom set or Hammam,        
  consisting of three apartments separated by corridors. The floors and dados 
  of these apartments are built with marble, inlaid with floral patterns of multicoloured  
  stones.

 Moti-Masjid :- To the west of the Hammam lies the small mosque, called 
  the Moti-Masjid (pearl mosque), built by Aurangzeb for his personal use. 
  The prayer-hall of the mosque is inlaid with outlines of 'musallas' (small carpets for  
  prayers) in black marble.

  Hayat-Bakhsh Garden And The Pavilions :- The area north of the 
  Moti-Masjid is occupied by a garden, called the Hayat-Bakhsh-Bagh 
  (life-bestowing garden), divided into squares on the pattern of Mughal 
  gardens with causeways and channels between them. 

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