INTRODUCTION

DIWAN-I-KHAS
1. Diwan-i-Khas or the private KHAS MAHAL
HIRA MAHAL audience hall was built with white Khas Mahal was the
LOCATION MAP marble on which precious stones
Hira Mahal was private residence of the
constructed by were carved. emperor. The palace was
1. Lal Qila or Red Fort is called so
Bahadur Shah II. The 2. The ceiling was built using silver divided into three
because it was constructed with
decoration of the and now it is replaced by wood sections which are Tasha
red sandstone. It was a
mahal is very simple Khana, Sleeping Room
residential area of Mughals for
but have carved and Sitting Room.
about 200 years.
arches.
2. It was also used to perform
various ceremonies. Shah Jahan
constructed the fort in 1639.
MOTI MASJID
3. The fort was constructed by Shah
Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, 1. Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque
when he wanted to shift his was constructed by Aurungzeb
capital from Agra to Delhi. in 1659.
4. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri designed 2. The mosque was used by the RANG MAHAL
the fort and it was constructed emperor to offer prayers. It was constructed
on the banks of Yamuna River. White marble was used in its by Shah Jahan who
The construction of the fort was construction. used this palace as a
started in 1639 and completed in 3. The prayer hall of the mosque harem
1648. is divided into three arches.
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES :
1. The fort is spread in an area
of around 255 acres and the
construction was based on MUMTAZ MAHAL
Mughal architecture. DIWAN-I-AAM 1. Mumtaz Mahal was a palace
2. The circumference of the fort 1. Diwan-i-Aam was built by Shah along with five other palaces
is 2.41km while the walls on CHATTA CHOWK Jahan and it was used to hear the that faces Yamuna river.
the river side has the height LAHORI GATE problems of the public. 2. The palace was used as a
Chhatta Chowk was a
of 18m and on the city side The Lahori Gate marketplace during 2. The front hall of the Diwan-i-Aam prison. Currently the palace
33m. is the main the time of Mughals has entrance from three sides. is converted into a museum
3. The buildings inside the fort entrance to Red where things like silk, 3. The dimension of the hall is 100 having the things used
like palaces, halls, mosque. Fort. feet x 60 feet.. during the Mughal period.
jewellery.
SUBMITTED BY: B.RCH 3RD YEAR
SUBMITTED TO:
RED FORT, DELHI - CASESTUDY AR. KAJAL GARG
NADEEM SAIFI
VIKAS KASHYAP
HISTORY OF
ARCHITECTURE