Red Fort
Shah Jahan's red sandstone palace-fortress, where India's Prime Minister raises the flag each Independence Day.
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday, sunrise to sunset
- Price
- Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Best Time
- Opening time, before the crowds and heat
- Address
- Red Fort, Netaji Subhash Marg, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006Directions
- Getting There
- Metro to Lal Qila on the Violet Line, or Chandni Chowk on the Yellow Line and walk.
Why Go
Shah Jahan moved the Mughal capital to Delhi and finished this fort in 1648. Enter through the Lahori Gate and the covered Chatta Chowk bazaar, then walk through the halls of public and private audience.
Nehru raised the flag of free India here in 1947, and Prime Ministers have spoken from its ramparts every August 15 since. The museums inside cover the Mughals and the 1857 uprising.
Tips
- Combine it with Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk, all within walking distance.
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