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Delhi Fort Essay

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Interesting and Fun Facts About Delhi and Places To Visit in Delhi.
• Delhi is situated on the banks of the river Yamuna. It’s neighbouring states are Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab.
• The 2011 census pegs the Delhi population at 16.7 million. Delhi is spread in an area of 1483 sq. kms. and its at an altitude of 216 metres.
• The most common languages of India are English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
• The year electricity was introduced in Delhi, the tram service was also started (1903).
• The term Delhi is derived from the word ‘Dhilika’ which was made up of the sites of 18 different kings.
• Delhi has been utterly destroyed and rebuilt seven times.
• Some of the famous rulers to have ruled Delhi (dynasties) are: Tomaras,
Mamluks, Khilji, Tughlaqs, Sayyids, Lodhis, Mughals, and British. …show more content…

• A decorative show is held at the complex from 6.30 to 8pm.
Facts About Red Fort
The Red Fort was originally white!
The Red Fort was originally white and not red. Parts of the building were made of limestone as per the Archaeological Survey of India. When the white stone started chipping off the British painted the Fort red.
The fort owes its name to the boundary walls
The royals had to be secured hence the walls were exceptionally high. It was constructed in red stone and bricks hence the British called it Red Fort. The natives translated it to the Lal Qila.
Qila-e-Mubarak was what the Red Fort used to be called
The actual name of the Red Fort was called Qila-e-Mubarak or the blessed fort. The monument was constructed when Mughal emperor Shah Jahan decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi.
It took 10 long years to build the Red Fort
Construction took a lifetime in those days! 10 years is most decidedly a long – long time for sure. Ustad Hamid and Ustad Ahmed, the pioneering architects of Shah Jahan's time, started the construction in 1638 and finally completed it in 1648.
The Kohinoor diamond was part of the

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