Delhi, India

Delhi's Red Fort, built around 1650 AD -- really not so old.

Delhi’s Red Fort, built around 1650 AD — really not so old.

 

The Hall of Public Audiences -- the throne where Aurangzeb, the last great Moghul emperor and son of builder of the Taj, took visitors.

The Hall of Public Audiences — the throne where Aurangzeb, the last great Moghul emperor and son of builder of the Taj, took visitors.

 

The queens quarters -- the channel in the floor carried a little stream, and the wood bridges were marble.

The queens quarters — the channel in the floor carried a little stream, and the wood bridges were marble.

 

The Kings Quarters right next door, also with a stream flowing through.

The Kings Quarters right next door, also with a stream flowing through.

 

Archaelogoists think this tower was built about 300 years after the construction of the original fort and may have been a storage tank of water.

Archaeologists think this tower was built about 300 years after the construction of the original fort and may have been a storage tank of water.

 

 

Aimee

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