If there is paradise on Earth
          It is this, It is this, It is this.

This are the words that are written just above the Shahjahan throne, told Ram, my guide. As we, my guide and I, discusssed about Red fort, I came to know many things that were quite astonishing. He told me that Shahjahan in 1638, shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi, since he felt the need for a palace and thus the construction begun in 1640 and completed by 1648. I was especially impressed by the architecture as the walls of red fort are built with red sandstone, on of the most admired material of Mughals. The walls of Red Fort are high upto 110 feet. From inside the palace is built with white marble and adorned with gold and precious stones.

The entrance in the fort is through Lahore Gate which forms a part of a massive stone fortification. And believe me! the Gate was magnificient and worth watching.

As I moved on the path, it leads me to the shopping place known as Chatta Chowk. This place was lined with shops originally where the royal household used to shop for silks, brocades, velvets, gold and silver ware, jewellery, gems etc.

I also saw the Naubat Khana that lied at the end of the Chatta Chowk, where ceremonial music was played by the musicians to impress the emperor. My guide told me that special tunes were played to announce the arrival of the royalty and important dignitaries. The Naubat Khana has four floors and it also served as a gate house 'Hathi Pol' where the visiting dignitaries had to leave their horses and elephants.

As I explored the Naubat khana, I accidently thronged to Indian war museum built just above it. I was quite impressed by the collection of armors, guns, swords and other items related to war. There is the Swatantra Sangrama Sangrahalaya, Museum of the Independence movement, displaying letters, photos.

"So my dear friends! this is Diwan-i-Am or you can say a Public Audience Hall. In this elegant hall, the Emperor use to sit daily on a royal marble throne with decorative marble panels behind." acquianted our guide Ram. He added, "This was the place where the emperor use to hear complaints or disputes from his subjects and to deal with administrative matters."

I also visited the Diwan-i-Khas or the Hall of Private Audience, made of marble.This was the place where the Emperor held private meetings and received important guests seated on his priceless Peacock Throne.