Lal Kot

Monuments are the curiosity-quenchers for the people who are very eagerly inclined towards knowing their history. Lal Kot or Qila Rai Pithora also has a very interesting story to its name. This antique piece of architecture was initially built by Tomar dynasty in 736. However, the chauhan kings of Ajmer triumphed Lal Kot in 1180 and it was then named as Qila Rai Pithora.

Architecture of Lal Kot in Delhi
The indigenous red fort of Delhi is Lal Kot. The enormous oblong plan here has loads of huge towers and several gates which have been intricately designed. The ones which attract maximum attention are Ghazni, Sohan, and Ranjit. Certain revelations have unearthed residues of a few structures within Lal Kot. The fortifications which are strongly built using stones are nearly 2.5 to 3 meters thick. the most eminent features of these ramparts are the brick revetment that are built over them, the walls which have imposing local quartzite blocks and also semi-circular bastions which are located at regular intervals.

Legend
The monuments not only provide a visual treat to the visitors but they even have a lot of interesting tales associated to them which aids in further enjoying the historic splendor. As far as the lal kot is concerned here goes the tale of its ownership. One of the tomar rulers named king anangpal built the lal kot in Delhi which is well known as the red fort. It was built in the period of 1050 A.D. however it was rebuilt in the 11 century by anangpal II when there was a shift in his capital from Kannauj to Delhi.

Therefore, it is believed that Lal Kot brought back the much needed attention which was abandoned since the time the Pandavas had left Indraprastha, the first city of Delhi. Later when Chauhans reigned over Delhi then Chauhan Prithviraja III built the well known Qila Rai Pithora of which the southwestern base formed the Lal Kot in Delhi.

Lal Kot finds itself encompassed by certain other equally famous historical monuments such as Qutub Minar which is well-renowned as the UNESCO world heritage site, by Ala-ud-din-Khilji’s extension of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque which is known as Alai-Darwaza, built in 1311, One of the oldest mosque which has thrived all the way from AD 1192 till date and was built by Qutbuddin Aibak as a token of gift for his then master’s victory over the rajputs. Several other places to visit near Lal Kot are the Quwwatul-Islam Mosque, Iron Pillar, Alai Minar, Tomb of Iltutmish, Imam Zamin's Tomb and Ala-ud-Din Madrasa.

The tourists also can enjoy shopping on their visit to The Lal Kot of Delhi as there are a number of shopping centers available such as Ambavata Shopping Complex, Mehrauli, Hauz Khas Village, Residential Market of Vasant Kunj, Sahara Mall and DT Mall Gurgaon.