GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Red Fort was built by emperor Shah Jahan at Shahjahanabad. The Red Fort is built with red sandstone. It comprises important structures like Diwan Aam, Diwan-e-Khas, Moti Masjid, Hayat Bakhsh Bagh, Rang Mahal etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Red Fort was built by none other than the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to serve as the palace fort for his capital Shahjahanabad. He commissioned the construction of the fort by the River Yamuna when he decided to shift his capital to Delhi from Agra.