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Red
Fort
Complex
The
Red
Fort
Complex
was
built
as
the
palace
fort
of
Shahjahanabad
–
the
new
capital
of
the
fifth
Mughal
Emperor
of
India,
Shah
Jahan.
Named
for
its
massive
enclosing
walls
of
red
sandstone,
it
is
adjacent
to
an
older
fort,
the
Salimgarh,
built
by
Islam
Shah
Suri
in
1546,
with
which
it
forms
the
Red
Fort
Complex.
The
private
apartments
consist
of
a
row
of
pavilions
connected
by
a
continuous
water
channel,
known
as
the
Nahr-i-Behisht
(Stream
of
Paradise).
The
Red
Fort
is
considered
to
represent
the
zenith
of
Mughal
creativity
which,
under
the
Shah
Jahan,
was
brought
to
a
new
level
of
refinement.
The
planning
of
the
palace
is
based
on
Islamic
prototypes,
but
each
pavilion
reveals
architectural
elements
typical
of
Mughal
building,
reflecting
a
fusion
of
Persian,
Timurid
and
Hindu
traditions
The
Red
Fort’s
innovative
planning
and
architectural
style,
including
the
garden
design,
strongly
influenced
later
buildings
and
gardens
in
Rajasthan,
Delhi,
Agra
and
further
afield.
Diwan-i-Amm
the
buit,
view
of
red
sand
stone
colonnades.
Outstanding
Universal
Value
The
planning
and
design
of
the
Red
Fort
represents
a
culmination
of
architectural
development
initiated
in
1526
AD
by
the
first
Mughal
Emperor
and
brought
to
a
splendid
refinement
by
Shah
Jahan
with
a
fusion
of
traditions:
Islamic,
Persian,
Timurid
and
Hindu.
The
innovative
planning
arrangements
and
architectural
style
of
building
components
as
well
as
garden
design
developed
in
the
Red
Fort
strongly
influenced
later
buildings
and
gardens
in
Rajasthan,
Delhi,
Agra
and
further
afield.
The
Red
Fort
has
been
the
setting
for
events
which
have
had
a
critical
impact
on
its
geo-cultural
region.
Criterion
(ii):
The
final
flourishing
of
Mughal
architecture
built
upon
local
traditions
but
enlivened
them
with
imported
ideas,
techniques,
craftsmanship
and
designs
to
provide
a
fusion
of
Islamic,
Persian,
Timurid
and
Hindu
traditions.
The
Red
Fort
demonstrates
the
outstanding
results
this
achieved
in
planning
and
architecture.
Criterion
(iii):
The
innovative
planning
arrangements
and
architectural
style
of
building
components
and
garden
design
developed
in
the
Red
Fort
strongly
influenced
later
buildings
and
gardens
in
Rajasthan,
Delhi,
Agra
and
further
afield.
The
Red
Fort
Complex
also
reflects
the
phase
of
British
military
occupation,
introducing
new
buildings
and
functions
over
the
earlier
Mughal
structures.
Criterion
(vi):
The
Red
Fort
has
been
a
symbol
of
power
since
the
reign
of
Shah
Jahan,
has
witnessed
the
change
in
Indian
history
to
British
rule,
and
was
the
place
where
Indian
independence
was
first
celebrated,
and
is
still
celebrated
today.
The
Red
Fort
Complex
has
thus
been
the
setting
of
events
critical
to
the
shaping
of
regional
identity,
and
which
have
had
a
wide
impact
on
the
geo-cultural
region.
The
Red
Fort
Complex
is
a
layered
expression
of
both
Mughal
architecture
and
planning,
and
the
later
British
military
use
of
the
forts.
The
most
dramatic
impacts
on
the
integrity
of
the
Red
Fort
Complex
come
from
the
change
of
the
river
into
a
major
road,
which
alters
the
relationship
of
the
property
to
its
intended
setting;
and
from
the
division
of
the
Salimgarh
Fort
by
a
railway.
Nevertheless
the
Salimgarh
Fort
is
inextricably
linked
to
the
Red
Fort
in
use
and
later
history.
The
integrity
of
the
Salimgarh
Fort
can
only
be
seen
in
terms
of
its
value
as
part
of
the
overall
Red
Fort
Complex.
The
authenticity
of
the
Mughal
and
British
buildings
in
the
Red
Fort
Complex
is
established,
although
more
work
is
needed
to
establish
the
veracity
of
the
current
garden
layout.
In
the
specific
case
of
the
Salimgarh
Fort,
the
authenticity
of
the
Mughal
period
is
related
to
knowledge
of
its
use
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