Mughal Architecture: Red Fort

A Palace Building

Photograph © Medha Malik Kudaisya -- may be used without prior permission for any educational or scholarly purpose.

One of the Palace buildings at Red Fort, Delhi. This scene is typical of the Mughal style of palace architecture which consisted of pavilions to cater to the Central Asian tastes of the Great Mughals.

References

Asher, Catharine B. Architecture of Mughal India. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Blake, Stephen. Shahjahanabad. The Sovereign City in Mughal India 1639-1739. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Richards, John. The Mughal Empire. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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