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Top 10 interesting facts about Red Fort

New Delhi: Red Fort was originally white! The British painted it red. It was originally known as Qila-e-Mubarak.These are some of the interesting nuggets about the historic Red Fort.Today, Red Fort is one of the

PTI Published : Aug 15, 2013 11:40 IST, Updated : Oct 27, 2013 7:01 IST
It took ten years to complete




Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built this massive fort when he transferred the capital from Agra to Delhi. The construction of this monument began in the month of Muharram on 13 may, 1638. It took ten years to complete the construction in 1648.







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