I am obsessed with forts of any kind! My favorite is the Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad. But I loved this one too. Although the architecture might not be as majestic as Golkonda (since it is much much older that it) yet one cannot deny the charm the place still holds. I do have a few pictures to prove it!
Qala-i-Kuhna Mosque
A view of the beginning of the fort
Sher Mandal : This is the very building that Humayun , the second Mughal emperor of India fell down to his death while descending for the evening prayer. He used to use this double storeyed octagonal structure as his Library.
A map of the fort
The Purana Qila has an aura of mysticism around it. Looking at the majestic architectural masterpieces scattered all around the Qila makes you believe that the Mughals and all their talked about grandeur did actually exist. The fort has seen more than its share of assassinations , murders, treason , politics and wars. Yet it is also said that the Pandavas (of the epic Mahabharata) too once lived here.
There is quite a nice Light and Sound show (or Son et Lumeire - whatever you prefer to call it. :p ) at around 7:30 pm in the summer months. It is titled 'Ishq-e-Dilli" عشق - ے -دلّی which runs for approximately 60 minutes depicting the 5000 year old history of Delhi. It is quite long and the mosquitoes around will probably KILL you if you dont carry a mosquito repellant ( i didnt know that). Although I found the show so mesmerizing that I hardly felt the mosquitoes , the others quite ran out of patience with an hour long show. So I am not sure I'd recommend it to Non History Buffs.
The fort itself should be on your To Visit List if you are travelling to Delhi and even if history doesn't fascinate you much, there's lots of other stuff to do around the place like go boating in the little lake sort of thing , visit the zoo beside the fort or just eat ice cream! Its actually quite a nice place to hang out on a pleasant day.
How to Reach : Any Taxi would probably take you there. Or the nearest metro station would be Pragati Maidan. It about 1 km away from the India Gate.
Timings : From Sunrise to Sunset.
Entrance Fee : Indians (you re in Luck! ) - just 5 bucks , Foreigners (Its not that bad actually) - 100 INR
I forget how much the light & show costs but its not much.
So do visit the place! Its definitely worth it.
Qala-i-Kuhna Mosque
A view of the beginning of the fort
Sher Mandal : This is the very building that Humayun , the second Mughal emperor of India fell down to his death while descending for the evening prayer. He used to use this double storeyed octagonal structure as his Library.
A map of the fort
The Purana Qila has an aura of mysticism around it. Looking at the majestic architectural masterpieces scattered all around the Qila makes you believe that the Mughals and all their talked about grandeur did actually exist. The fort has seen more than its share of assassinations , murders, treason , politics and wars. Yet it is also said that the Pandavas (of the epic Mahabharata) too once lived here.
There is quite a nice Light and Sound show (or Son et Lumeire - whatever you prefer to call it. :p ) at around 7:30 pm in the summer months. It is titled 'Ishq-e-Dilli" عشق - ے -دلّی which runs for approximately 60 minutes depicting the 5000 year old history of Delhi. It is quite long and the mosquitoes around will probably KILL you if you dont carry a mosquito repellant ( i didnt know that). Although I found the show so mesmerizing that I hardly felt the mosquitoes , the others quite ran out of patience with an hour long show. So I am not sure I'd recommend it to Non History Buffs.
The fort itself should be on your To Visit List if you are travelling to Delhi and even if history doesn't fascinate you much, there's lots of other stuff to do around the place like go boating in the little lake sort of thing , visit the zoo beside the fort or just eat ice cream! Its actually quite a nice place to hang out on a pleasant day.
How to Reach : Any Taxi would probably take you there. Or the nearest metro station would be Pragati Maidan. It about 1 km away from the India Gate.
Timings : From Sunrise to Sunset.
Entrance Fee : Indians (you re in Luck! ) - just 5 bucks , Foreigners (Its not that bad actually) - 100 INR
I forget how much the light & show costs but its not much.
So do visit the place! Its definitely worth it.
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