Shahi Burj At the very end of the northeastern part of the fort, there is a three-story octagonal tower, which the Shah Jahan has assigned to a workplace for his own use only. From here the water flowed southwards, supplying hammams, Diwan-i-Khas, Khas Ma-hal and Rang Mahal. Shahi Burj, as well as the baths, it is not made available to visitors.
Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) erected in 1659 r. Aurangzeb for personal use. Built next to the bathhouse, it is small and completely built-up. An interesting fact about this marble mosque is the asymmetry of its outer and inner walls. The former are oriented parallel to the remaining pavilions of the fort, the inner ones are slightly shifted, for the mosque to have that required direction towards Mecca.
Other facilities South of Diwan-i-Khasu (private audience hall) stoi Khas Mahal – private palace of the ruler, which consists of rooms for work, rest rooms and a mosque.
Rang Mahal (Painted Palace) it is situated even further south. It owes its name to the colors of the interior (faded today). It used to be the residence of the emperor's most important wife, and also a place, in which the king used to eat. The center of the floor is decorated with a beautiful lotus carved in marble. Water, brought by the canal from Shahi Burj, here it ended its run. Originally, there was an ivory fountain in the center of the Painted Palace. Further south you can see the Mumtaz Mahal rising against the eastern wall (Queen's Palace). The pavilion houses a small archaeological museum. However, it seems, that most tourists, visiting the fort at an express pace, it avoids this interesting place.
Dehli Gate runs in the southern part of the fort, which is in contact with Dżami Masjid.
The gardens stretched all over the fort area, surrounding all the magnificent buildings. Charbagh with fountains, pools and pavilions created exquisite masterpieces. Today you can see the general plan of the composition, a few buildings have survived. But gardens are not that anymore, what they used to be.
Light and sound Episodes from Indian history are played every evening at the show, especially these, which are related to the Red Fort. The shows are in English and Hindi; tickets available at the fort (20 INR). English version: 19.30, XI-I; 20.30,
II-IV and IX-X; 21.00, V-VIII. Having obtained relief from a mosquito attack, however, it is worth the effort to see this show.
Jam Masjid
The Grand Mosque in Old Delhi is the last extravagant building, what the Shah Jahan was tempted to do. Construction began in 1644 r. W 1658 r. work on the largest mosque in all of India has been completed. The mosque has three great gates, four corner towers and two 40-meter-high minarets, built of red sandstone and white marble in the form of alternately arranged colored stripes.
Wide stairs lead to gigantic gates. Eastern, it used to be a gate exclusively for the ruler. Today it opens on Fridays and during Muslim holidays. The entrance to the mosque is through the north or south gate (15 INR). Please remove your shoes before entering the temple. Inadequately dressed (bare feet – both in women, as well as men) they have the option of borrowing clothes at the north gate.
The courtyard of the mosque houses 25 000 people. It's worth going to the southern minaret. For 5 rupees has fantastic views – Old Delhi i Red Fort, and on the other side of the river, factories are smoking, while in the south you can see New Delhi. The architectural solution of Lutyens is also interesting, who by designing New Delhi, he put the Great Mosque in one line, Connaught Place and the Houses of Parliament (Parliament House). From the eastern part of the mosque there is a great view of the Red Fort.
Photographing inside the mosque costs money 15 INR, next from the minaret 15 INR.
Darbar
Anyone who loves reading about the romantic Raj must come here. Co-ronation Durbar Site (place of admission and coronation) located north of Old Delhi. It is best to take the tutor rickshaw. There is a lonely obelisk in a deserted place. Right there in 1877 i 1903 r. there were great durbars issued by the rulers of India.
The great darbaru ceremony also took place in 1911 r., when King George V proclaimed himself Emperor of India. Let's strain our eyes, maybe we'll see a young man, who looks out from behind the bushes. This apparition is a statue of a young king, which was removed from under the baldachin standing in the middle of Rajpath, road connecting India Gate and Rasztrapati Bhawan (the presidential palace), and dumped here unceremoniously. Place, from which the statue was taken, it's still empty. Presumably it is supposed to symbolize the freedom of India. W 1995 r. a bronze statue of Gandhi was intended to be installed here.
If we dive into the scrub, we will find other royal dignitaries as well. Today, this historic plot of land serves as a substitute cricket ground, boys still teach their girls to ride scooters.
FIRUSZ CHAIR OF THE BOILER
Ruiny Firuzabadu, the fifth city of Delhi, erected in 1354 r. by Firuz Shah Tughlak, stretch in the area of Firuz Szach Kotli, right behind Bahadur Shah Zafur Margiem, between the old and the new part of the city. In the palace-fortress there is a 13-meter-high column with Asoka's edicts (along with the subsequent inscription). Are
here are the ruins of an old mosque and a magnificent well, although most of Firuzabad's buildings were reused to build later cities.
RADŹ GHAT
It is located on the banks of the Yamuna, northeast of Firuz Szach Kotli. The plain black marble square plate indicates the spot, where the murdered St. 1948 r. Mahatmy Gan-dhiego. Every Friday, the day of his death, a memorial ceremony is held here.
Further north, in Szanti Wana (Forest of Peace), w 1964 r. India's first prime minister was cremated, Jawaharlala Nehru. Indira Gandhi's body was also burned nearby, daughters of Nehru, shot in 1984 r., and his grandsons, Sanjaya (1980 r.) and Ra-dźiwa (1991 r.).
Raj Ghat is a beautiful park today. Trees planted by many of the world's celebrities have personal labels: Queen Elizabeth II, Gough Whitlam, Dwight Eisenhower and Ho Chi Minh!