page_title: Red Fort
section_title: Naubat Khana
hierarchical_section_title: Red Fort / Major structures / Naubat Khana
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a view looking west across the Red Fort from the Diwan-i-Am towards the Naqqar Khana (also known as the Hathiyan Pol or Elephant Gate) and in the distance the Lahore Gate. The Red Fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (r.1628-58) between 1639 and 1648. The Naqqar Khanna is the inner public gate of the palace at the Red Fort. The large red sandstone pavilion stands at the eastern end of an open space which leads into the Diwan-i-Am, the Emperor's Hall of public audience. Part of a portfolio of photographs taken in 1858 by Major Robert Christopher Tytler and his wife, Harriet, in the aftermath of the Uprising of 1857. This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. বাংলা&#160;| Deutsch&#160;| English&#160;| español&#160;| euskara&#160;| français&#160;| italiano&#160;| 日本語&#160;| македонски&#160;| polski&#160;| русский&#160;| українська&#160;| 中文&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: The Red Fort is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned
  construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Originally red and white, its design is credited to architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who also constructed the Taj Mahal. It was constructed between May 1639 and April 1648.
  On 15 August 1947, the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, raised the Indian national flag above the Lahori Gate. Every year on India's Independence Day, the prime minister hoists the Indian "tricolour flag" at the fort's main gate and delivers a nationally broadcast speech from its ramparts.
context_section_description: The vaulted arcade of the Chhatta Chowk ends in the centre of the outer court, which measured 540 by 360 feet (160 m × 110 m). The side arcades and central tank were destroyed after the 1857 rebellion.
  In the east wall of the court stands the now-isolated Naubat Khana (meaning "The Waiting Hall" in Persian, Naubat: نوبت "Turn" and Khana: خانه "House, Hall") also known as Nakkar Khana), the drum house. Music was played daily, at scheduled times and everyone, except royalty, were required to dismount. Later Mughal kings Jahandar Shah (1712–13) and Farrukhsiyar (1713–19) are said to have been murdered here. The Indian War Memorial Museum is located on the second floor.
caption: Naubat Khana and the courtyard before its destruction by the British, in an 1858 photograph
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