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Thursday, July 20, 2006

AGTAD TOUR IV RED FORT - 15 JULY 2006

At 9:15 am, we took 15 students of different classes of ASK - 9 boys and 6 girls- and a teacher on an excursion to one of the oldest monuments of Delhi, the Red Fort. The fort was built by the great Mughal emperor, Shahjahan. It is a significant landmark in the history of India because the bugle of independence of India was blown here for the first time in 1947.

We entered the Lahore Gate and proceeded to the main monument passing through ‘Meena bazaar’. The fort is surrounded by high walls made of red sandstone. We reached the Diwan-i-am (for the common people).
There were beautiful lawns all around us. We went into the monument and saw the beautiful structures and the private quarters of the emperor- Diwan-I-khas, the royal baths, the palace of colours and the Pearl Mosque. All were built in the Mughal style. The students admired the architecture.

The tour took around two and a half hours. The students were served with refreshments before they left the monument for school. They were back in school by 12:15 pm.