Delhi is also famous for the Red Fort ... so called because ... ummm ... it's red. Actually made of red sandstone that was part of the Moghul empire (the fort, not the sandstone ... sorry for the confused sentence construction here).
Apparently there's a bit of competition between Delhi and Agra in that my guide in Agra would say things like, "When you see the Red Fort in Delhi you will see how much smaller it is compared to the fort here in Agra."
Unfortunately, I was not able to go inside to see for myself.
Two years ago there was a terrorist attack here, which has closed the fort to tourists. It is a fully operational military installation in Delhi to this day.
From this picture you can get a sense of the scale of this building.
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